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Baileyton is a tiny town of 551 people in Greene County, Tennessee. It's about 21 miles from Kingsport, TN and 136 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $878 a month.
551people
$164kTypical home
$878/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
218Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 551
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 340 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 21 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,036/mo)
- Median rent $878/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 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 (362 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,012 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to TRI airport
- 74 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,227 ft
- 285 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+66 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk