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Rocky Top is a small town of 1,607 people in Anderson County, Tennessee. It's about 21 miles from Knoxville, TN and 144 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $690 a month.
1,607people
$149kTypical home
$690/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
224Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,607
- Part of a metro area
- About 993 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Nashville, TN
- 21 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$940/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 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
- High violent crime (742 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,242 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to TYS airport
- 30 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 968 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 361 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anderson County: R+36 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk