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Pikeville is a small town of 2,319 people in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. It's about 35 miles from Cleveland, TN and 92 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $630 a month.
2,319people
$169kTypical home
$630/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,319
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 949 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Nashville, TN
- 35 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $630/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (740 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to CHA airport
- 69 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 856 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bledsoe County: R+71 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk