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Unicoi is a small town of 3,806 people in Unicoi County, Tennessee. It's about 9 miles from Johnson City, TN and 109 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $920 a month.
3,806people
$244kTypical home
$920/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
218Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,806
- Part of a metro area
- About 235 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 9 mi to Johnson City, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,541/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k)
- Low property crime (908 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TRI airport
- 97 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,988 ft
- 262 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 208 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Unicoi County: R+62 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk