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Stearns is a small town of 1,271 people in McCreary County, Kentucky. It's about 58 miles from Knoxville, TN and 120 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $577 a month.
1,271people
$161kTypical home
$577/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
9"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,271
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 316 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Louisville, KY
- 58 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
- Median rent $577/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 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 (12 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (59 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to TYS airport
- 67 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,322 ft
- 353 mi to the ocean
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCreary County: R+79 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- 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.