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Russellville is a tiny town of 684 people in Hamblen County, Tennessee. It's about 7 miles from Morristown, TN and 151 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $682 a month.
684people
$154kTypical home
$682/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
9"Snow
225Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 684
- Part of a metro area
- About 658 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 7 mi to Morristown, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$969/mo)
- Median rent $682/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (458 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,372 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to TRI airport
- 54 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,243 ft
- 290 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 146 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamblen County: R+59 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
- Low 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.