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Riceville is a tiny town of 823 people in McMinn County, Tennessee. It's about 17 miles from Cleveland, TN and 113 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $287k and rent runs about $803 a month.
823people
$287kTypical home
$803/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
228Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 823
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 378 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 17 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $287k (≈$1,807/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% 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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CHA airport
- 49 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 824 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 141 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McMinn County: R+64 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.