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Plainview is a small town of 2,458 people in Union County, Tennessee. It's about 17 miles from Knoxville, TN and 164 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $869 a month.
2,458people
$169kTypical home
$869/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,458
- Part of a metro area
- About 386 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Nashville, TN
- 17 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (783 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TYS airport
- 28 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 340 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 100 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+71 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk