A town of 701, settled in 1901. A regional job hub with 514 jobs.
The 3 things Townsend does most differently from other towns.
c. 1930 · Supreme Tea Room, Townsend, Tennessee (…In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
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Ordered by what stands out in Townsend. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Townsend for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Maryville (20%), Knoxville (11%) and Alcoa (10%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
The typical Townsend home is worth about $409,000, up 1.1% in a year, 22% above the Tennessee typical home.
Townsend has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
8 crimes were reported in Townsend in 2022: 8 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Townsend is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
Townsend beats the Tennessee average on 8 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Townsend | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.4% | 11.6% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.9% | 14.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.9% | 8.2% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Townsend’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend Elementary | K–5 | 108 | C+ |
0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 0.5 mi | 1,268 |
Where Townsend’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Townsend on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Tennessee, United States
Townsend is a city in Blount County, Tennessee. The city was chartered in 1921 by persons who were involved with the Little River Railroad and Lumber Company. The population was 550 at the 2020 census. For thousands of years a site of Native American occupation by varying cultures, Townsend is one of three "gateways" to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It has several museums and attractions relating to the natural and human history of the Great Smokies.
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