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Tusculum is a small town of 3,337 people in Greene County, Tennessee. It's about 23 miles from Johnson City, TN and 126 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $841 a month.
3,337people
$268kTypical home
$841/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
8"Snow
218Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,337
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 686 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 23 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,687/mo)
- Median rent $841/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 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 (170 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (558 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 24% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to TRI airport
- 74 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,453 ft
- 273 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Greene County: R+66 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk