Living in Mosheim, TN
Mosheim is a small town of 2,511 people in Greene County, Tennessee. It's about 19 miles from Morristown, TN and 138 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $828 a month.
2,511people
$161kTypical home
$828/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
218Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,511
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 393 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 19 mi to Morristown, TN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,013/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,207 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TRI airport
- 63 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,417 ft
- 280 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greene County: R+66 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk