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McKee is a tiny town of 888 people in Jackson County, Kentucky. It's about 53 miles from Lexington, KY and 104 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $503 a month.
888people
$113kTypical home
$503/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
211Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 888
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Louisville, KY
- 53 mi to Lexington, KY
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$711/mo)
- Median rent $503/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (81 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 17% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to LEX airport
- 108 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,093 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+82 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.