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Country around Frakes is a rural area of about 367 people in Claiborne County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Knoxville, TN and 143 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $160k and rent runs about $745 a month.
367people
$160kTypical home
$745/moRent
83° / 42°Summer / winter
10"Snow
225Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 367 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Louisville, KY
- 44 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $160k (≈$1,008/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy 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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (530 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to TYS airport
- 55 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,900 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Claiborne County: R+70 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.