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Karns is a small town of 4,115 people in Knox County, Tennessee. It's about 9 miles from Knoxville, TN and 146 miles from Nashville, TN, 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 $329k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,115people
$329kTypical home
$1,765/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,115
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,379 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Nashville, TN
- 9 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,765/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 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 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TYS airport
- 13 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 541 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 157 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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