Seymour, TN vs Powell, TN

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

MetricSeymour, TNPowell, TN
Population16,21613,739
Median Household Income$82,855$82,434
Median Rent$1,515/mo$1,276/mo
Median Home Value$308,100$299,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)—93
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income23.7%47%
Poverty Rate8.3%4.1%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k259*168*
Property Crime Rate /100k581*720*
Median AQI4046
Good AQI Days /yr351230
Summer Highs89°F87°F
Winter Lows29°F28°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute28.5 min24.7 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.215.8
College Degree Rate23.9%30.6%
Foreign-Born %3.1%5.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)——

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 both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.