Bean Station
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Outdoors in Bean Station
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1973
Bean Station bus collision NTSB accident layout, 1973
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About Bean Station
Town in Tennessee, USBean Station is a town located mostly in Grainger County, Tennessee, with a small portion in Hawkins County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,967. It is part of the Kingsport and Knoxville metropolitan statistical areas. Pioneer William Bean established Bean Station in 1776 as a frontier outpost; it is considered one of the earliest permanently settled communities in Tennessee. During the 18th and 19th centuries, due to its strategic location at the crossroads of Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road and the Great Indian Warpath, the town grew to become an important stopover for early pioneers and settlers in the Appalachia region. During the American Civil War, the town was the site of…
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How Bean Station ranks
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Housing in Bean Station
The typical Bean Station home is worth about $271,000, up 3.1% in a year, 19% below the Tennessee typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Bean Station
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Bean Station's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Bean Station
Full picture →Most working residents leave Bean Station for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Morristown (28%), Knoxville (9%) and Rutledge (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Bean Station
Health Grade D
Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 27% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Tennessee
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bean Station
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bean Station
Full climate →Bean Station has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Bean Station
All Bean Station schools →School Grade D
The public schools Bean Station’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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