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Jackson is a small town of 2,015 people in Breathitt County, Kentucky. It's about 69 miles from Lexington, KY and 125 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $78k and rent runs about $495 a month.
2,015people
$78kTypical home
$495/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
23"Snow
211Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,015
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 803 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 69 mi to Lexington, KY
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $78k (≈$489/mo)
- Median rent $495/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (57 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (350 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to HTS airport
- 124 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Breathitt County: R+59 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk