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Friendsville is a tiny town of 980 people in Blount County, Tennessee. It's about 18 miles from Knoxville, TN and 139 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
980people
$218kTypical home
$1,224/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 980
- Part of a metro area
- About 345 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 18 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,373/mo)
- Median rent $1,224/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to TYS airport
- 9 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 537 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.