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Clinton is a big small town of 10,239 people in Anderson County, Tennessee. It's about 13 miles from Knoxville, TN and 145 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $962 a month.
10,239people
$225kTypical home
$962/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
224Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 881 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Nashville, TN
- 13 mi to Knoxville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $962/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (392 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,452 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TYS airport
- 21 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 309 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 498 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+36 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk