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Vonore is a small town of 2,191 people in Monroe County, Tennessee. It's about 30 miles from Knoxville, TN and 127 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,191people
$291kTypical home
$1,086/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,191
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,834/mo)
- Median rent $1,086/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,433 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 41% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TYS airport
- 20 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 258 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+67 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk