Living in Graysville, TN
Graysville is a small town of 1,304 people in Rhea County, Tennessee. It's about 22 miles from Cleveland, TN and 102 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $761 a month.
1,304people
$105kTypical home
$761/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
231Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,304
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,107 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Nashville, TN
- 22 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$660/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (527 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CHA airport
- 66 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rhea County: R+67 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk