A town of 1,485, settled in 1933. A typical home worth about $496K.
The 2 things Norris does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Ordered by what stands out in Norris. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Norris home is worth about $496,000, up 4.7% in a year, 48% above the Tennessee typical home.
Most working residents leave Norris for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Knoxville (26%), Clinton (14%) and Oak Ridge (13%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Norris has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Norris beats the Tennessee average on 8 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Norris | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 14.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.1% | 11.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 8.2% |
40 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Norris Municipal Park and Forest | 24.6 mi | 2,338 |
| 2. Norris Dam State Park | 11.6 mi | 592 |
| 3. Museum of Appalachia | — | 59 |
The public schools Norris’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Elementary | PK–5 | 257 | A |
| Norris Middle School | 6–8 | 448 | B− |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
Where Norris’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
3 places in Norris on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Tennessee, United States
Norris is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee. Its population was 1,599 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Norris was built as a model planned community by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 to house workers building Norris Dam on the Clinch River. It is named in honor of George W. Norris, a Senator from Nebraska, who was a long-term supporter of the TVA.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
