Knoxville, TN vs Powell, TN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricKnoxville, TNPowell, TN
Population195,18513,739
Median Household Income$54,039$82,434
Median Rent$1,191/mo$1,276/mo
Median Home Value$239,700$299,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.3%47%
Poverty Rate20.2%4.1%
Unemployment Rate3.2%3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k685168*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,361720*
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr230230
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows28°F28°F
Snowfall5 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute20.2 min24.7 min
Hospitals61
Avg Hospital Rating3.3 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.715.8
College Degree Rate34.6%30.6%
Foreign-Born %7.2%5.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.0%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Powell (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.