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Hyden

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Conserved land9.6%82 of 850 acres
Trails0.3 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
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About Hyden

City in Kentucky, United States
1882Established
303Population
1.3 sq miArea
922 ftElevation

Hyden is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Leslie County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hyden had a population of 303. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 421 and Kentucky Route 80, along the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River.

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ZIP code41749
Area code606
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Housing in Hyden

$79K▼ 20.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hyden home is worth about $79,000, down 20.1% in a year, 66% below the Kentucky typical home.

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Hyden has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent0
Property0
Reported in 20250
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School Grade A

The public schools Hyden’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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