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Tazewell is a small town of 2,902 people in Claiborne County, Tennessee. It's about 23 miles from Morristown, TN and 164 miles from Louisville, KY, 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 $197k and rent runs about $803 a month.
2,902people
$197kTypical home
$803/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
225Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,902
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 669 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Louisville, KY
- 23 mi to Morristown, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,241/mo)
- Median rent $803/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy 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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (265 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (811 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to TYS airport
- 51 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,414 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Claiborne County: R+70 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk