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Mascot is a small town of 3,277 people in Knox County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Knoxville, TN and 164 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $725 a month.
3,277people
$206kTypical home
$725/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,277
- Part of a metro area
- About 470 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,299/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 42
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TYS airport
- 22 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 553 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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