Living in Pittman Center, TN
Pittman Center is a tiny town of 583 people in Sevier County, Tennessee. It's about 31 miles from Morristown, TN and 149 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $432k and rent runs about $855 a month.
583people
$432kTypical home
$855/moRent
84° / 50°Summer / winter
44"Snow
237Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 583
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 97 people per sq mi
- 149 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 31 mi to Morristown, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $432k (≈$2,724/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,280 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TYS airport
- 34 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,391 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 266 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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