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Mountain City is a small town of 2,542 people in Johnson County, Tennessee. It's about 33 miles from Johnson City, TN and 103 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $516 a month.
2,542people
$216kTypical home
$516/moRent
82° / 46°Summer / winter
12"Snow
224Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,542
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 754 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 33 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,364/mo)
- Median rent $516/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,111 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 13% 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
- 33 mi to TRI airport
- 99 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,513 ft
- 253 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 242 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk