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Rockford is a tiny town of 824 people in Blount County, Tennessee. It's about 9 miles from Knoxville, TN and 146 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $284k and rent runs about $965 a month.
824people
$284kTypical home
$965/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
237Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 824
- Part of a metro area
- About 242 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 9 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $284k (≈$1,788/mo)
- Median rent $965/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to TYS airport
- 4 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 626 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+48 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk