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Norris is a small town of 1,485 people in Anderson County, Tennessee. It's about 18 miles from Knoxville, TN and 149 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $316k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,485people
$316kTypical home
$1,053/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
3"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,485
- Part of a metro area
- About 178 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Nashville, TN
- 18 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $316k (≈$1,992/mo)
- Median rent $1,053/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TYS airport
- 28 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,214 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 441 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+36 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk