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Townsend is a tiny town of 701 people in Blount County, Tennessee. It's about 23 miles from Knoxville, TN and 138 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $1k a month.
701people
$371kTypical home
$1,347/moRent
85° / 50°Summer / winter
9"Snow
237Sunny days
157Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 701
- Part of a metro area
- About 352 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 23 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,338/mo)
- Median rent $1,347/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 157 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (250 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (512 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to TYS airport
- 16 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,060 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blount County: R+48 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk