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Oneida is a small town of 3,819 people in Scott County, Tennessee. It's about 49 miles from Knoxville, TN and 127 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $824 a month.
3,819people
$171kTypical home
$824/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
224Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,819
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 407 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Nashville, TN
- 49 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,362 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TYS airport
- 57 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,476 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+80 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk