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Winfield is a small town of 1,153 people in Scott County, Tennessee. It's about 49 miles from Knoxville, TN and 129 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $690 a month.
1,153people
$101kTypical home
$690/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
224Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,153
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 170 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Louisville, KY
- 49 mi to Knoxville, TN
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$635/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (167 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (516 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to TYS airport
- 58 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,299 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+80 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.