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Greeneville is a small city of 15,646 people in Greene County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Morristown, TN and 130 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $650 a month.
15,646people
$227kTypical home
$650/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
218Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,646
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 921 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 27 mi to Morristown, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,434/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (333 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,361 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TRI airport
- 70 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,611 ft
- 275 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+66 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk