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Surgoinsville is a small town of 1,911 people in Hawkins County, Tennessee. It's about 18 miles from Kingsport, TN and 143 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 $189k and rent runs about $790 a month.
1,911people
$189kTypical home
$790/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
218Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,911
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 334 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 18 mi to Kingsport, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,192/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 29% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TRI airport
- 78 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,381 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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