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Lenoir City is a big small town of 11,110 people in Loudon County, Tennessee. It's about 22 miles from Knoxville, TN and 138 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 $252k and rent runs about $932 a month.
11,110people
$252kTypical home
$932/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,110
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,288 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Nashville, TN
- 22 mi to Knoxville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,592/mo)
- Median rent $932/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 121 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
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TYS airport
- 16 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,014 ft
- 299 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 514 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 152 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Loudon County: R+53 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