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Pigeon Forge is a big small town of 6,375 people in Sevier County, Tennessee. It's about 25 miles from Knoxville, TN and 149 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,375people
$292kTypical home
$1,053/moRent
86° / 49°Summer / winter
20"Snow
237Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,375
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 461 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 25 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,840/mo)
- Median rent $1,053/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (619 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,939 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TYS airport
- 24 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 988 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 390 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 111 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sevier County: R+61 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk