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Greenback is a small town of 1,378 people in Loudon County, Tennessee. It's about 25 miles from Knoxville, TN and 131 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,378people
$286kTypical home
$1,060/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,378
- Part of a metro area
- About 166 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 25 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,804/mo)
- Median rent $1,060/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to TYS airport
- 15 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 375 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Loudon County: R+53 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk