Living in Maynardville, TN
Maynardville is a small town of 2,528 people in Union County, Tennessee. It's about 21 miles from Knoxville, TN and 163 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $815 a month.
2,528people
$205kTypical home
$815/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
225Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,528
- Part of a metro area
- About 469 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Nashville, TN
- 21 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,295/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,742 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to TYS airport
- 32 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,201 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 230 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+71 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk