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A city of 6,224 people in Tennessee
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Map of Kingston: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land6.3%326 of 5,210 acres
Trails2.9 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves352 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Kingston

City in Tennessee, United States
1792Established
5,953Population
7.8 sq miArea
764 ftElevation

Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Roane County, Tennessee, United States. This city is thirty-six miles southwest of Knoxville. As of the 2020 census, Kingston had a population of 5,953. It is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kingston is adjacent to Watts Bar Lake.

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ZIP code37763
Area code865
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Housing in Kingston

$341K▲ 4.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Kingston home is worth about $341,000, up 4.1% in a year, close to the Tennessee typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market23
Sale-to-list95.3%
Sold in May16
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Safety in Kingston

A−

Safety Grade A-

Kingston reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Kingston 1.3
Tennessee 5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Kingston 2.7
Tennessee 16.6
U.S. 15.5
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B

School Grade B

The public schools Kingston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#58Best public schoolsof 169 in TN
DistrictRoane CountySchools4

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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