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Roan Mountain is a tiny town of 797 people in Carter County, Tennessee. It's about 20 miles from Johnson City, TN and 97 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $739 a month.
797people
$166kTypical home
$739/moRent
81° / 45°Summer / winter
49"Snow
218Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 797
- Part of a metro area
- About 120 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 20 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,048/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,114 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TRI airport
- 92 mi to CLT (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,622 ft
- 250 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 262 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carter County: R+63 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.