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North Corbin is a small town of 2,190 people in Laurel County, Kentucky. It's about 69 miles from Morristown, TN and 119 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $843 a month.
2,190people
$158kTypical home
$843/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
224Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,190
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,270 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Louisville, KY
- 69 mi to Morristown, TN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$994/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" 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 (62 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to LEX airport
- 80 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 357 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Laurel County: R+70 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