Seymour, TN vs Knoxville, TN

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

MetricSeymour, TNKnoxville, TN
Population16,216195,185
Median Household Income$82,855$54,039
Median Rent$1,515/mo$1,191/mo
Median Home Value$308,100$239,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)—93
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income23.7%50.3%
Poverty Rate8.3%20.2%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k259*685
Property Crime Rate /100k581*2,361
Median AQI4046
Good AQI Days /yr351230
Summer Highs89°F87°F
Winter Lows29°F28°F
Snowfall4 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute28.5 min20.2 min
Hospitals—6
Avg Hospital Rating—3.3 / 5
Students per Teacher14.214.7
College Degree Rate23.9%34.6%
Foreign-Born %3.1%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 Seymour (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.