IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Jeff, KY
Jeff is a tiny town of 309 people in Perry County, Kentucky. It's about 58 miles from Kingsport, TN and 152 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $798 a month.
309people
$190kTypical home
$798/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
211Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
Is Jeff right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 309
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 408 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Louisville, KY
- 58 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,195/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $250k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to TRI airport
- 108 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,207 ft
- 322 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+60 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.