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Vicco is a tiny town of 217 people in Perry County, Kentucky. It's about 56 miles from Kingsport, TN and 154 miles from Cincinnati, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $1k a month.
217people
$110kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
13"Snow
211Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 217
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 258 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 56 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$692/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 52 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 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 (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (240 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to TRI airport
- 110 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,096 ft
- 318 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+60 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk