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Gray is a small town of 2,237 people in Washington County, Tennessee. It's about 8 miles from Johnson City, TN and 125 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,237people
$199kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
218Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,237
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,505 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 8 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,257/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°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
- 8" 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
- About average violent crime (327 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,449 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to TRI airport
- 95 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,568 ft
- 277 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 322 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+40 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
- 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.