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Baneberry is a tiny town of 700 people in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It's about 11 miles from Morristown, TN and 149 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $904 a month.
700people
$395kTypical home
$904/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
225Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 700
- Part of a metro area
- About 393 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Morristown, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,492/mo)
- Median rent $904/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (946 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to TYS airport
- 43 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,139 ft
- 279 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+64 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very 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.