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Mount Carmel is a big small town of 5,472 people in Hawkins County, Tennessee. It's about 8 miles from Kingsport, TN and 139 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $714 a month.
5,472people
$180kTypical home
$714/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
218Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,472
- Part of a metro area
- About 824 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 8 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $714/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 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 (96 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TRI airport
- 90 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,539 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.