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Jamestown is a small town of 2,230 people in Fentress County, Tennessee. It's about 64 miles from Knoxville, TN and 102 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $377 a month.
2,230people
$135kTypical home
$377/moRent
84° / 45°Summer / winter
19"Snow
224Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,230
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 715 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Nashville, TN
- 64 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$851/mo)
- Median rent $377/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (490 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,640 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to TYS airport
- 68 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,709 ft
- 355 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fentress County: R+76 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk