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Petros is a tiny town of 352 people in Morgan County, Tennessee. It's about 29 miles from Knoxville, TN and 127 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $770 a month.
352people
$167kTypical home
$770/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
224Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 352
- Part of a metro area
- About 89 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Nashville, TN
- 29 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,054/mo)
- Median rent $770/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 17% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TYS airport
- 33 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 320 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+75 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.