Sevierville, TN vs Powell, TN

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

MetricSevierville, TNPowell, TN
Population18,39713,739
Median Household Income$52,421$82,434
Median Rent$1,081/mo$1,276/mo
Median Home Value$289,600$299,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)—93
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income51.6%47%
Poverty Rate15.4%4.1%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k385168*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,054720*
Median AQI4046
Good AQI Days /yr351230
Summer Highs89°F87°F
Winter Lows29°F28°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute23.7 min24.7 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.515.8
College Degree Rate24.6%30.6%
Foreign-Born %15.7%5.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+4.5%—

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.