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Oliver Springs is a small town of 3,281 people in Anderson County, Tennessee. It's about 22 miles from Knoxville, TN and 134 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $777 a month.
3,281people
$181kTypical home
$777/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
224Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,281
- Part of a metro area
- About 568 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Nashville, TN
- 22 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,141/mo)
- Median rent $777/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Low property crime (958 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TYS airport
- 25 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 886 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 130 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.