Greeneville, TN
Micro Area Profile
71,628 residents. Jobs, income, development, climate and physical risk across the Greeneville, TN micropolitan area.
How this area ranks
Data updated · 9 sourcesEmployment conditions sit below most comparable metro and micro areas measured: unemployment is 4.9% and the Opportunity signal places Greeneville in the bottom 8%.
Residential permitting has slowed: 267 units authorized over the past twelve months, 26% below the prior year.
Rent takes 26% of renter income here, below the 30% threshold conventionally called cost-burdened, and the median home is 3.3 times what its owners earn.
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At a glance
Jobs & opportunity
Unemployment of 4.9% — higher than in all but 26% of the 835 measured US metro and micro areas.
Employment fell 3.5% over the past year, to 27,119 employed residents.
Median household income of $56,194 is lower than in 83% of measured US metro and micro areas.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income ±$3,1042024 ACS 5-Year | $56,194 | Bottom 17%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Per capita income ±$1,7972024 ACS 5-Year | $31,898 | Bottom 26%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Poverty rate ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 15.1% | Bottom 31%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Average commute ±1.2 min2024 ACS 5-Year | 27.5 min | Bottom 19%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Bachelor's degree or higher ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 18.7% | Bottom 17%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Drove alone to work ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 80.6% | 77th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| EmploymentJuly 2026 | 27,119 | Bottom 38%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Employment change (3 years)July 2026 | +0.5% | Top 40%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Employment change (year over year)July 2026 | −3.5% | Bottom 8%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Labor forceJuly 2026 | 28,524 | 38th percentileof 835 | July 2026 |
| Labor force participation ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 69.5% | Bottom 14%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Public transit to work ±0.1%2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.1% | 17th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Unemployment change (year over year)July 2026 | −1.1% | Top 10%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Unemployment rateJuly 2026 | 4.9% | Bottom 26%of 835 | July 2026 |
| Worked from home ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 7.8% | 41st percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
Unemployment rate
40% of students met the state standard in mathematics and 38% in reading, across the schools here that reported results.
| School | District | Students | Per teacher | Math | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greeneville High School | Greeneville | 871 | — | 47% | 62% |
| Mosheim Elementary | Greene County | 711 | — | 31% | 20% |
| Greeneville Middle School | Greeneville | 603 | — | 46% | 39% |
| Doak Elementary | Greene County | 570 | — | 52% | 24% |
| Chuckey Doak High School | Greene County | 555 | — | 22% | 32% |
| South Greene High School | Greene County | 495 | — | 32% | 52% |
| West Greene High School | Greene County | 494 | — | 8% | 52% |
| C Hal Henard Elementary | Greeneville | 453 | — | 42% | 32% |
| Tusculum View Elementary | Greeneville | 413 | — | 47% | 42% |
| West Greene Middle Schools | Greene County | 398 | — | — | — |
| Eastview Elementary | Greeneville | 392 | — | 52% | 47% |
| Baileyton Elementary | Greene County | 381 | — | 58% | 40% |
Public schools only, from the NCES Common Core of Data, placed by ZIP code — which schools are in this place, not which one a particular address is zoned for. A dash in a proficiency column is a gap in the federal file, not a bad result. Proficiency is measured against Tennessee’s own standard, so it is ranked within state. How to read school figures.
Housing & affordability
How it’s calculated — housing affordability →Homeowners here who pay a tax bill pay a median of $890 a year in real estate taxes, about 0.43% of the median home value.
HUD’s Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom, set near the 40th percentile of recent new leases, is $925, some 26% above the $737 tenants already here pay.
At HUD’s Fair Market Rent of $925 a month for a two-bedroom, keeping rent to 30% of income takes a household income of about $37,000 a year, about 66% of the median household income here of $56,194.
The typical renter household here spends 26% of its income on rent, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened. Median gross rent runs $737 a month.
A median home at $207,500 costs 3.3 times the median income of its owner-occupied households, $63,648, above the historic benchmark of about 3 times income.
The figures above are measured against Greeneville’s median household income of $56,194, which describes the place rather than you. Enter your own and the ratio is recomputed against it. It stays in this browser.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home price to income ±0.22024 ACS 5-Year | 3.3 | Bottom 27%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Homeownership rate ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 77.1% | 89th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Housing units ±602024 ACS 5-Year | 32,697 | 46th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Market rent, one bedroomFY2026 | $797 | Top 29%of 818 | FY2026 |
| Market rent, three bedroomFY2026 | $1,279 | Top 25%of 818 | FY2026 |
| Market rent, two bedroomFY2026 | $925 | Top 10%of 818 | FY2026 |
| Median gross rent ±$332024 ACS 5-Year | $737 | Top 4%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median home value ±$8,4402024 ACS 5-Year | $207,500 | 48th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Median property taxes ±$372024 ACS 5-Year | $890 | 9th percentileof 933 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Owner household income ±$2,9042024 ACS 5-Year | $63,648 | Bottom 10%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Property tax rate ±0.02%2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.43% | 8th percentileof 932 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Rent as a share of income ±3%2024 ACS 5-Year | 26.1% | Top 16%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Seasonal and second homes ±1522024 ACS 5-Year | 307 | 22nd percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Second homes2024 ACS 5-Year | 0.9% | 25th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacancy rate2024 ACS 5-Year | 12.2% | 86th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Vacant housing units ±5692024 ACS 5-Year | 4,297 | 47th percentileof 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
These measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with. They compare housing cost with local earnings only: transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not in them. How to read affordability, the two rent figures.
Growth & development
How it’s calculated — growth →Development Momentum
An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.
Population has grown 4% since 2020, reaching 73,398 in 2024.
Population is still rising but the pace is easing: 73,398 residents in 2024, up 1.2% over the year, a smaller gain than the year before.
New construction is predominantly single-family: of 267 units permitted over the past twelve months, none were in buildings of five or more homes.
At 3.7 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US metro and micro areas.
Population, annual estimates
Weather & climate
7 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 87°F and January a low of 26°F.
Normal annual precipitation is 46.4 inches, including 7.7 inches of snow.
Precipitation
| Metric | Value | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Annual precipitation1991-2020 Normals | 46.4" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Annual snowfall1991-2020 Normals | 7.7" | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average January low1991-2020 Normals | 26°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Average July high1991-2020 Normals | 87°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Comfortable months1991-2020 Normals | 7 | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Seasonal temperature swing1991-2020 Normals | 40°F | 1991-2020 Normals |
Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. How to read climate and air quality.
Physical risk
The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are inland flooding, earthquake and tornado, with inland flooding alone responsible for 54% of it. Inland flooding and tornado are independently rated low or minimal nationally, so this describes how the loss is composed, not how large those hazards are.
Overall hazard risk is lower than 73% of measured US metro and micro areas.
Low or minimal exposure: inland flooding, strong wind, tornado, ice storm, hail, hurricane, wildfire, winter weather, heat wave, tsunami, volcanic activity, coastal flooding, avalanche.
Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. This value is the population-weighted mean of all component counties; expected annual loss is their sum. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.
What this profile does not cover
Each of these is absent for a reason, not by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them; the weighting is on the methodology page.
- Reported crime
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- Cost of living
- Price parities are published for metropolitan areas, and this place lies outside one.
- Death-certificate rates
- The CDC publishes these rates by county, so a metropolitan area carries none of its own. The county profiles inside it do.
- Air quality
- The EPA publishes an air-quality index by county, and only where a monitor sits, so a metropolitan area carries none of its own. The county profiles inside it show it where one exists.
- Taxes
- Income and sales taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Property taxes are shown in the housing section but are not part of the score. Cost of living is published where the Bureau of Economic Analysis measures it, though not for this place. Nothing here is individualized tax advice.
- Anything about a specific address
- Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house.
Access
3 major airports lie within 100 miles, the nearest Tri-Cities at 32 miles.
| Metric | Value | Compared nationally | Source period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband access ±1%2024 ACS 5-Year | 80.0% | Bottom 5%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Distance to major airportNASR current cycle | 32 mi | Top 37%of 835 | NASR current cycle |
| Major airports within 100 milesNASR current cycle | 3 | Bottom 35%of 835 | NASR current cycle |
| No internet access ±2%2024 ACS 5-Year | 15.6% | Bottom 6%of 935 | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Airport | Code | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Cities | TRI | 32 mi | 8,000 ft |
| Asheville Rgnl | AVL | 54 mi | 8,002 ft |
| Mc Ghee Tyson | TYS | 69 mi | 10,000 ft |
Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.
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| Used for | Source | Source period |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Federal Aviation Administration Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service | NASR current cycle |
| Physical risk | Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index | National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0) |
| Climate | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly) | 1991-2020 Normals |
| Jobs | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics | July 2026 |
| Demographics | U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program | July 1, 2024 estimate |
| Development | U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey | 12 months ending July 2026 |
| Access, Demographics, Housing, Income, Jobs | U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File) | 2024 ACS 5-Year |
| Schools | U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessments | 2018-19 school year; 2024-25 school year |
| Housing | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research Fair Market Rents | FY2026 |
| Current conditions | NOAA National Weather Service National Weather Service current conditions | Live observation, read when the page opens |
Profile recalculated October 8, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology, or every source with how often each updates.