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Bowman is a tiny town of 422 people in Cumberland County, Tennessee. It's about 61 miles from Knoxville, TN and 94 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $839 a month.
422people
$342kTypical home
$839/moRent
82° / 43°Summer / winter
14"Snow
225Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 422
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 184 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Nashville, TN
- 61 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,159/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to TYS airport
- 61 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,818 ft
- 341 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+59 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.