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Midtown is a small town of 1,369 people in Roane County, Tennessee. It's about 36 miles from Knoxville, TN and 121 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $786 a month.
1,369people
$218kTypical home
$786/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
228Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,369
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 305 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Nashville, TN
- 36 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,375/mo)
- Median rent $786/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (589 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TYS airport
- 33 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 170 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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