Living in Rogersville, TN
Rogersville is a small town of 4,647 people in Hawkins County, Tennessee. It's about 22 miles from Morristown, TN and 147 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $627 a month.
4,647people
$193kTypical home
$627/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
225Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,647
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,236 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 22 mi to Morristown, TN
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,216/mo)
- Median rent $627/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,325 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to TRI airport
- 69 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,339 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hawkins County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk