Colonial HeightsTN
A town of 3,258.
Is Colonial Heights a good place to live?
Colonial Heights gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $217K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the Kingsport metro’s $58K median household income. It grades B overall, 36th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee. Of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Colonial Heights. 9.4% of the land in Colonial Heights is conserved, against 1.7% in Tennessee’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 16 of Tennessee’s 292 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Colonial Heights has shrunk 56% from 2010 to 2020
6,934 counted in 2010 and 3,055 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Colonial Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Colonial Heights is from typical.
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Moving to Colonial Heights: who provides what
Colonial Heights is unincorporated, so Sullivan 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 Colonial Heights.
Colonial Heights looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally, sends most of its workers to Kingsport and beyond and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Tennessee.
For the outdoors, Colonial Heights earns a B+
Trails total 2.1 miles in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Warriors' Path State Park, 249 acres with 2 miles of trail. Colonial Heights’ trail network density is 0.5 miles per square mile, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Warriors' Path State Park | 2 mi | 249 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About two in five of Colonial Heights’ working residents commute to Kingsport
Colonial Heights has 137 jobs for its 1,249 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 19.3 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee.
In Colonial Heights, the median household income is $80,000. Jobs in the town fell by 24 from 2013 to 2023, to 137. Also worth knowing: among residents here, 4.7% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Kingsport (44%), Johnson City (14%) and Bristol (4%).
| Colonial Heights | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Colonial Heights faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 74% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 22 claims in Colonial Heights since 1981. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 73% come from inland flooding and 8% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More middle-aged adults than Tennessee overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). In Colonial Heights, the age of the median resident is 49.8 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: just over a quarter of adults 25 and older, vs 31% across Tennessee. Just over a fifth of Colonial Heights residents are 65 or older.
| Colonial Heights | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 49.8 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 37% and 63% women
The Census survey reached too few of Colonial Heights’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.8 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Colonial Heights | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 22.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.2% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Colonial Heights
January nights average 27.4°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 85% of Tennessee places with climate records; July afternoons average 87°.
About 5 inches of snow falls in a winter. The typical July afternoon high for Colonial Heights comes to 87°F.
| Colonial Heights | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 87°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 27°F | 29°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Colonial Heights is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 82% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Tennessee is food insecurity: 8.8% of its 2,489 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.2% statewide.
Two figures for adults in Colonial Heights: 14% binge drink, 29% have been diagnosed with depression. The town beats the Tennessee average on 14 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. The share of adults in Colonial Heights who worry about having enough food: 8.8%.
| Colonial Heights | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Colonial Heights | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.2% | 13.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Colonial Heights sells for about $355K at the median
85% of households live in a home they own in Colonial Heights. Colonial Heights’ going rate for rent stands at $944 a month.
| Colonial Heights | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $944 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Colonial Heights
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Colonial Heights
About 5 of every 100 Colonial Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Colonial Heights for work
Where Colonial Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Colonial Heights
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Colonial Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. It is located within the city of Kingsport. The population was 3,055 at the 2020 census down from 6,934 at the 2010 census, due to annexation by the city of Kingsport. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 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.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,437 ft
Colonial Heights’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Colonial Heights.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights | #36 | B | B+ | — | C+ | B |
| Kingsport | #130 | C− | C+ | D | A− | D |
Colonial Heights reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Colonial Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Colonial Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Colonial Heights, TN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Colonial Heights grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #36 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B for health and C+ for schools.
Is Colonial Heights, TN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $217,000, 34% 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 B+.