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Erwin is a big small town of 5,988 people in Unicoi County, Tennessee. It's about 14 miles from Johnson City, TN and 110 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $614 a month.
5,988people
$181kTypical home
$614/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
218Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,988
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,451 people per sq mi
- 110 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 14 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,141/mo)
- Median rent $614/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (139 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (501 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to TRI airport
- 91 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,795 ft
- 261 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Unicoi County: R+62 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk