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Kingston is a big small town of 6,224 people in Roane County, Tennessee. It's about 32 miles from Knoxville, TN and 125 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $716 a month.
6,224people
$220kTypical home
$716/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
228Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,224
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 854 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Nashville, TN
- 32 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,387/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (343 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TYS airport
- 29 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 238 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roane County: R+55 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk