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Elgin is a tiny town of 347 people in Scott County, Tennessee. It's about 44 miles from Knoxville, TN and 119 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $686 a month.
347people
$154kTypical home
$686/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 347
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Nashville, TN
- 44 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to TYS airport
- 50 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2021
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,417 ft
- 338 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+80 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate 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.