Knoxville, TN vs Seymour, TN

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

MetricKnoxville, TNSeymour, TN
Population195,18516,216
Median Household Income$54,039$82,855
Median Rent$1,191/mo$1,515/mo
Median Home Value$239,700$308,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)93—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.3%23.7%
Poverty Rate20.2%8.3%
Unemployment Rate3.2%3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k685259*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,361581*
Median AQI4640
Good AQI Days /yr230351
Summer Highs87°F89°F
Winter Lows28°F29°F
Snowfall5 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute20.2 min28.5 min
Hospitals6—
Avg Hospital Rating3.3 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.714.2
College Degree Rate34.6%23.9%
Foreign-Born %7.2%3.1%
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 Seymour (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.