Morristown, TN vs Powell, TN

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

MetricMorristown, TNPowell, TN
Population31,52713,739
Median Household Income$47,917$82,434
Median Rent$882/mo$1,276/mo
Median Home Value$181,100$299,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)8693
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.1%47%
Poverty Rate26%4.1%
Unemployment Rate3.9%3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k514168*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,116720*
Median AQI—46
Good AQI Days /yr—230
Summer Highs85°F87°F
Winter Lows29°F28°F
Snowfall9 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute21.5 min24.7 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.715.8
College Degree Rate15%30.6%
Foreign-Born %12.4%5.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.2%—

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.