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Country around Pioneer is a rural area of about 2,513 people in Campbell County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Knoxville, TN and 138 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $716 a month.
2,513people
$116kTypical home
$716/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
224Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,513 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Nashville, TN
- 37 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to TYS airport
- 46 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,723 ft
- 332 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
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
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.