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Lynch is a tiny town of 709 people in Harlan County, Kentucky. It's about 37 miles from Kingsport, TN and 168 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $889 a month.
709people
$59kTypical home
$889/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
218Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 709
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,371 people per sq mi
- 168 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 37 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$370/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 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 (33 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (117 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to TRI airport
- 100 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,778 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harlan County: R+76 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk