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Robbins is a tiny town of 133 people in Scott County, Tennessee. It's about 44 miles from Knoxville, TN and 121 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $65k and rent runs about $686 a month.
133people
$65kTypical home
$686/moRent
85° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
224Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 76 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Nashville, TN
- 44 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $65k (≈$407/mo)
- Median rent $686/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 26% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 15% 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
- 50 mi to TYS airport
- 50 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,388 ft
- 338 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+80 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.