Living in Caryville, TN
Caryville is a small town of 2,073 people in Campbell County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Knoxville, TN and 142 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $890 a month.
2,073people
$201kTypical home
$890/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,073
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 373 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,264/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 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 (162 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (780 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TYS airport
- 36 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,188 ft
- 323 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Campbell County: R+70 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk