IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Rarity Bay, TN
Rarity Bay is a tiny town of 757 people in Monroe County, Tennessee. It's about 29 miles from Knoxville, TN and 130 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $706k and rent runs about $1k a month.
757people
$706kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
Is Rarity Bay right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 757
- Part of a metro area
- About 415 people per sq mi
- 130 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 29 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $706k (≈$4,452/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (325 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,109 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 74
- 11% of households have kids
- 60% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to TYS airport
- 19 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 807 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 362 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+67 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.