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Jefferson City is a big small town of 8,579 people in Jefferson County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Morristown, TN and 162 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $851 a month.
8,579people
$213kTypical home
$851/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,579
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,223 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 12 mi to Morristown, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,344/mo)
- Median rent $851/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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
- Low violent crime (206 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,049 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to TYS airport
- 36 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,119 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 228 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+64 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk