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Hampton is a small town of 1,883 people in Carter County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Johnson City, TN and 105 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $676 a month.
1,883people
$98kTypical home
$676/moRent
84° / 46°Summer / winter
13"Snow
218Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,883
- Part of a metro area
- About 432 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$619/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,114 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TRI airport
- 101 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,805 ft
- 258 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 267 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carter County: R+63 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