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Rockholds is a tiny town of 130 people in Whitley County, Kentucky. It's about 60 miles from Knoxville, TN and 125 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $798 a month.
130people
$132kTypical home
$798/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
224Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 110 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Louisville, KY
- 60 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $798/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (441 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 87
- 27% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to TYS airport
- 71 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 349 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitley County: R+69 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.