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Bulls Gap is a tiny town of 948 people in Hawkins County, Tennessee. It's about 13 miles from Morristown, TN and 146 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $779 a month.
948people
$179kTypical home
$779/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
225Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 948
- Part of a metro area
- About 778 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 13 mi to Morristown, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,126/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to TRI airport
- 60 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hawkins County: R+69 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