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Alcoa is a big small town of 12,222 people in Blount County, Tennessee. It's about 11 miles from Knoxville, TN and 144 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,222people
$277kTypical home
$1,282/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
237Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,222
- Part of a metro area
- About 821 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 11 mi to Knoxville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,747/mo)
- Median rent $1,282/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (379 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,127 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to TYS airport
- 1 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 629 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+48 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk