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blank	Gatlinburg	Clarksville	Oak Ridge	99-City Avg
Tennessee Cities
City Type
City Type	Mountains, National Parks	Lakes & Rivers, College Town	Mountains, Lakes & Rivers	na
Population (2016 est.)
Population (Current)	4,206	150,287	29,350	78,040
Population (1990)	3,417	75,494	27,310	49,272
Land Area (sq mi)	10	98	85	36
Persons Per Square Mile	421	1,534	345	2,151
Home Prices
2018	$164,967	$181,200	$154,785	$419,000
Total Appreciation ('01 to '18)	-1.9%	78.7%	22.9%	76.0%
Annual Appreciation ('17 to '18)	6.9%	5.2%	9.9%	6.0%
Avg Annual Appreciation ('01 to '18)	-0.1%	3.9%	1.4%	3.8%
Big City Prices ('18)	$191,000	$263,000	$191,000	$340,000
Bargain Index	70%	56%	66%	101%
Big City	Knoxville	Nashville	Knoxville	na
Monthly Rent	$1,061	$1,169	$944	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	10.4	10.4	11.0	19.0
Cost of Living (2018)
Cost of Living	70%	74%	66%	109%
Air Quality - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Good Days	266	251	251	72%
Moderate Days	84	104	42	25%
Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	14	9	8	3%
Unhealthy Days	1	0	1	0%
Very Unhealthy Days	0	0	0	0%
Water Quality (2002-2014)
Good	87%	66%	22%	36%
Threatened	0%	0%	0%	2%
Impaired	13%	35%	78%	62%
Walkability
Walk Score®	59	18	18	45
Nearest Large City
Distance to Nearest City	221 miles	47 miles	23 miles	72 miles
City	Nashville	Nashville	Knoxville	na
Recreation
National Parks	10	5	8	7
National Campgrounds	60	45	57	26
State Parks	2	12	7	11
Medical Care (2016)
Accredited Hospitals	0	3	1	4
Building Permits (single family homes)
2016	9	788	25	346
2015	6	688	32	324
Gain ('15 to '16)	50%	15%	-22%	6%
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Population Distribution (2010)
Median Age (yrs)	45	29	44	37
White	85.3%	65.6%	83.9%	80.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	23.3%	8.1%	7.2%
Native American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%
Asian	2.8%	2.3%	2.5%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%	0.2%
Other Race	8.9%	2.8%	2.0%	4.4%
Multiple Races	1.9%	5.1%	3.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	9.3%	4.6%	11.6%
Income and Housing (2010)
Family Income	$51,667	$52,708	$69,333	$69,596
Occupied Housing	29%	90%	88%	83%
Vacant Housing	71%	10%	12%	17%
Home Ownership	57%	56%	64%	55%
Persons Per Family	2.80	3.10	2.90	2.90
Taxes (2018)
Local and State	9.5%	9.5%	9.5%	6.8%
Local, State and Federal	95 days	95 days	95 days	113 days
Climate - Average Temperatures (1971-2000)
Climate Type	Temperate & Humid	Temperate & Humid	Temperate & Humid	Temperate & Humid
January Low Temp	25 F	25 F	27 F	27 F
July High Temp	85 F	90 F	88 F	86 F
Annual Precipitation	57 in	55 in	55 in	35 in
Elevation	1,454 ft	382 ft	905 ft	1,652 ft
Natural Hazard Risk
Total Hazard Risk	Moderate	Lower	Lower	Moderate
Earthquake	1.5%	1%	1.5%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	0	0	10
Flood	Very High	Very High	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Low	Low	Low	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	High	Low	Low	Low
Man-Made Hazard Risk (Nuclear)
Nearby Reactors	6	0	1	2
Crimes per 10,000 Population - Annual Avg (2001-2017)
Violent Crimes	71	66	51	40
Property Crimes	901	361	498	397
Home Energy Use - Annual Avg (1971-2000)
Heating Degree Days	4,362	4,058	3,993	4,662
Cooling Degree Days	797	1,512	1,301	1,253
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