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Jonesborough is a big small town of 6,232 people in Washington County, Tennessee. It's about 6 miles from Johnson City, TN and 119 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,232people
$299kTypical home
$1,129/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
218Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,232
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,142 people per sq mi
- 119 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 6 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,887/mo)
- Median rent $1,129/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 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 (162 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,047 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TRI airport
- 91 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,759 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 265 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+40 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk