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Powell is a big small town of 13,739 people in Knox County, Tennessee. It's about 6 miles from Knoxville, TN and 150 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,739people
$299kTypical home
$1,276/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
224Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,739
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,609 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Nashville, TN
- 6 mi to Knoxville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,888/mo)
- Median rent $1,276/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 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
- About average violent crime (385 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,411 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TYS airport
- 16 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 499 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: R+20 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk