Powell, TN vs Knoxville, TN

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

MetricPowell, TNKnoxville, TN
Population13,739195,185
Median Household Income$82,434$54,039
Median Rent$1,276/mo$1,191/mo
Median Home Value$299,400$239,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47%50.3%
Poverty Rate4.1%20.2%
Unemployment Rate3% (county)3.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k168*685
Property Crime Rate /100k720*2,361
Median AQI4646
Good AQI Days /yr230230
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows28°F28°F
Snowfall4 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute24.7 min20.2 min
Hospitals16
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 53.3 / 5
Students per Teacher15.814.7
College Degree Rate30.6%34.6%
Foreign-Born %5.1%7.2%
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.