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Bluff City is a small town of 2,225 people in Sullivan County, Tennessee. It's about 10 miles from Johnson City, TN and 118 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 $157k and rent runs about $931 a month.
2,225people
$157kTypical home
$931/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
218Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,225
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,274 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 10 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $931/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 140 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
- Above-average violent crime (445 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,438 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TRI airport
- 106 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,539 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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