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Country around Del Rio is a rural area of about 1,936 people in Cocke County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Morristown, TN and 132 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $639 a month.
1,936people
$133kTypical home
$639/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
237Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,936 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 27 mi to Morristown, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" 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 (323 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,364 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to AVL airport
- 55 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,680 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cocke County: R+68 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk