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Williamsburg is a big small town of 5,270 people in Whitley County, Kentucky. It's about 54 miles from Knoxville, TN and 128 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $793 a month.
5,270people
$123kTypical home
$793/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
224Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,270
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,264 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Louisville, KY
- 54 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$773/mo)
- Median rent $793/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.8% 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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" 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 (96 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (475 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 30% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to TYS airport
- 65 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 346 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.