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Kahite is a tiny town of 892 people in Monroe County, Tennessee. It's about 32 miles from Knoxville, TN and 125 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $668k and rent runs about $714 a month.
892people
$668kTypical home
$714/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
228Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 892
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 686 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 32 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $668k (≈$4,212/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (325 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,109 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 71
- 14% of households have kids
- 50% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 51 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TYS airport
- 22 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 285 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 257 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+67 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.