IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Dandridge, TN
Dandridge is a small town of 3,538 people in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It's about 14 miles from Morristown, TN and 157 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $799 a month.
3,538people
$259kTypical home
$799/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
225Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
Is Dandridge right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small town of 3,538
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 580 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Morristown, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,634/mo)
- Median rent $799/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (836 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TYS airport
- 35 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,211 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+64 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk