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Country around Townsend is a rural area of about 2,914 people in Blount County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 26 miles from Knoxville, TN and 132 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $345k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,914people
$345kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
82° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
237Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,914 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 26 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $345k (≈$2,172/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 18% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TYS airport
- 17 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,821 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 417 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 129 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+48 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk