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Harriman is a big small town of 6,090 people in Roane County, Tennessee. It's about 34 miles from Knoxville, TN and 121 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $763 a month.
6,090people
$153kTypical home
$763/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
228Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,090
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 580 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Nashville, TN
- 34 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$966/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 115 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
- Above-average violent crime (507 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TYS airport
- 33 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 316 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 189 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roane County: R+55 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