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Mooresburg is a tiny town of 755 people in Hawkins County, Tennessee. It's about 11 miles from Morristown, TN and 156 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $785 a month.
755people
$181kTypical home
$785/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
225Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 755
- Part of a metro area
- About 199 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 11 mi to Morristown, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,142/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to TRI airport
- 56 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hawkins County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.