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Pathfork is a tiny town of 542 people in Harlan County, Kentucky. It's about 40 miles from Morristown, TN and 154 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $678 a month.
542people
$74kTypical home
$678/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
225Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 542
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 436 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Louisville, KY
- 40 mi to Morristown, TN
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$465/mo)
- Median rent $678/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 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 (43 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to TRI airport
- 72 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,326 ft
- 328 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.