IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Seymour, TN
Seymour is a small city of 16,216 people in Sevier County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Knoxville, TN and 151 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,216people
$308kTypical home
$1,515/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
237Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
Is Seymour right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small city of 16,216
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,012 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Knoxville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,943/mo)
- Median rent $1,515/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 125 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
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,280 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TYS airport
- 14 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,198 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 661 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 197 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sevier County: R+61 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk