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Pippa Passes is a tiny town of 450 people in Knott County, Kentucky. It's about 59 miles from Kingsport, TN and 153 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $283 a month.
450people
$77kTypical home
$283/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
209Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 450
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,009 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 59 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$486/mo)
- Median rent $283/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 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 (6 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (39 per 100k)
People
- Median age 20
- 28% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 41% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to TRI airport
- 122 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knott County: R+59 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very 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.