EmbreevilleTN
A town of 1,062.
Is Embreeville a good place to live?
Embreeville’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 4 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. Embreeville's public schools beat 76% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. Only 9 of Tennessee’s 292 towns score higher on cost of living. 20% of the land in Embreeville is conserved, above both Tennessee’s towns (1.8%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Embreeville has 2 places on the National Register. The biggest park or preserve is Cherokee National Forest, at 186 acres. Embreeville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,062 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Embreeville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Embreeville is from typical.
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Moving to Embreeville: who provides what
Embreeville is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Embreeville.
More children than Tennessee overall
Children under 18 are 44% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 18% of residents (38% statewide). 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 22% and 55% women
The Census survey reached too few of Embreeville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.3 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Embreeville | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 43.7% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 26.4% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.5% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 10.7% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 48.5% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.2% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Embreeville is less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns
Embreeville beats the Tennessee average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Embreeville, against 16% in Tennessee’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 44% of Embreeville adults have high blood pressure.
| Embreeville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Embreeville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 9.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Embreeville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Embreeville. The top destinations are Johnson City (36%), Kingsport (8%) and Jonesborough (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherokee National Forest | — | 186 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Embreeville
Embreeville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 27° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Embreeville
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Embreeville sells for about $195K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Mitchell and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Embreeville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MountainMount Mitchell
29 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
36 mi MountainGrandfather Mountain15 mi Park & preserveGray Fossil Site32 mi Theme parkLand of Oz
29 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 Embreeville
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Embreeville
About 0 of every 100 Embreeville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Embreeville for work
Where Embreeville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Embreeville
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Embreeville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Washington County, Tennessee. It is located along the Nolichucky River and on State Routes 81 and 107. The population of the CDP was 429 at the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 1,598 ft
Questions about Embreeville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Embreeville, TN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $166,000, 50% 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+.