Banner HillTN
A town of 1,211.
Is Banner Hill a good place to live?
The best of Banner Hill’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Banner Hill, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower January low than Banner Hill. 19% of the land in Banner Hill is conserved, above both Tennessee’s towns (1.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Cherokee National Forest, at 172 acres. Banner Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,211 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Banner Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Banner Hill is from typical.
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Moving to Banner Hill: who provides what
Banner Hill is unincorporated, so Unicoi County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Banner Hill.
Banner Hill stands out in Tennessee and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent physical distress
20% of adults report frequent physical distress in Banner Hill. Banner Hill beats the Tennessee average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 30% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Banner Hill.
| Banner Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Banner Hill | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.8% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.3% | 13.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 14.2% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Banner Hill’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Banner Hill for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Banner Hill has lost 76 jobs, to 162 in 2023. The top destinations are Erwin (24%), Johnson City (19%) and Kingsport (5%).
| Banner Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherokee National Forest | — | 172 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Banner Hill
Banner Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. Only 8 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower July high than Banner Hill.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Banner Hill
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Banner Hill sells for about $255K
88% of Banner Hill households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Mitchell and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Banner Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MountainMount Mitchell
26 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
34 mi MountainGrandfather Mountain19 mi Park & preserveGray Fossil Site30 mi Theme parkLand of Oz
31 mi National forestCherokee National ForestPhoto credits
Mount Mitchell: Unknown, Public domain · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Grandfather Mountain: Original uploader was KyleAndMelissa22 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Banner Hill
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Banner Hill
About 0 of every 100 Banner Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
99% of working residents leave Banner Hill for work
Where Banner Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Banner Hill
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Banner Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,497 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. Banner Hill is a suburb of Erwin and uses Erwin's zip code.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,677 ft
Questions about Banner Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Banner Hill, TN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $116,000, 65% below the Tennessee typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.