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Sneedville is a small town of 1,364 people in Hancock County, Tennessee. It's about 23 miles from Morristown, TN and 162 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $622 a month.
1,364people
$151kTypical home
$622/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
225Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,364
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 594 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Morristown, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$952/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,153 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to TRI airport
- 66 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,526 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 67 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: R+77 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.