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New Tazewell is a small town of 2,799 people in Claiborne County, Tennessee. It's about 23 miles from Morristown, TN and 164 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $702 a month.
2,799people
$184kTypical home
$702/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
225Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,799
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 552 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Louisville, KY
- 23 mi to Morristown, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,159/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy 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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (839 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TYS airport
- 48 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,460 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Claiborne County: R+70 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk