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Sunbright is a tiny town of 792 people in Morgan County, Tennessee. It's about 45 miles from Knoxville, TN and 114 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $765 a month.
792people
$120kTypical home
$765/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
224Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 792
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 224 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Nashville, TN
- 45 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$759/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (351 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to TYS airport
- 49 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,404 ft
- 336 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morgan County: R+75 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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