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John Sevier is a small town of 1,177 people in Knox County, Tennessee. It's about 8 miles from Knoxville, TN and 161 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,177people
$144kTypical home
$1,122/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
225Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,177
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,547 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 8 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$909/mo)
- Median rent $1,122/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,411 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TYS airport
- 18 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 602 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 177 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+20 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk