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Blountville is a small town of 3,309 people in Sullivan County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Kingsport, TN and 124 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,309people
$177kTypical home
$1,192/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
218Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,309
- Part of a metro area
- About 671 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,192/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (406 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,463 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% 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 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to TRI airport
- 105 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,552 ft
- 276 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 321 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: R+55 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk