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Morristown is a small city of 31,527 people in Hamblen County, Tennessee. It's part of the Morristown, TN area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $882 a month.
31,527people
$181kTypical home
$882/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
225Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,527
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,130 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Charlotte, NC
- In the Morristown, TN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,142/mo)
- Median rent $882/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" 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
- Above-average violent crime (511 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,049 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to TYS airport
- 47 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,362 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamblen County: R+59 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low 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