Lenoir City, TN vs Powell, TN

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

MetricLenoir City, TNPowell, TN
Population11,11013,739
Median Household Income$67,259$82,434
Median Rent$932/mo$1,276/mo
Median Home Value$252,400$299,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.1%47%
Poverty Rate17%4.1%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k215168*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,201720*
Median AQI3946
Good AQI Days /yr312230
Summer Highs88°F87°F
Winter Lows30°F28°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute21.5 min24.7 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.915.8
College Degree Rate19.3%30.6%
Foreign-Born %8.4%5.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+24.2%—

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.