Living in Andersonville, TN
Andersonville is a tiny town of 353 people in Anderson County, Tennessee. It's about 16 miles from Knoxville, TN and 150 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $1k a month.
353people
$340kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- Part of a metro area
- About 218 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Nashville, TN
- 16 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,147/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 20% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TYS airport
- 27 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 441 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+36 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.