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Newport is a big small town of 6,881 people in Cocke County, Tennessee. It's about 18 miles from Morristown, TN and 143 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $720 a month.
6,881people
$134kTypical home
$720/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
237Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,881
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,244 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Morristown, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $720/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (384 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,865 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to TYS airport
- 46 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,152 ft
- 272 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 173 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cocke County: R+68 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