Living in Country around Briceville, TN
Country around Briceville is a rural area of about 1,083 people in Anderson County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 24 miles from Knoxville, TN and 134 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $675 a month.
1,083people
$91kTypical home
$675/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
4"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,083 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Nashville, TN
- 24 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TYS airport
- 30 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,254 ft
- 319 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 345 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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