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Jacksboro is a small town of 2,650 people in Campbell County, Tennessee. It's about 29 miles from Knoxville, TN and 142 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $714 a month.
2,650people
$237kTypical home
$714/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
224Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,650
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,027 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Nashville, TN
- 29 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,491/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (799 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TYS airport
- 38 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 324 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+70 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk