HunterTN
A town of 1,918.
Is Hunter a good place to live?
Hunter’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. 60% of the land in Hunter is conserved, above both the Tennessee town median (1.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Cherokee National Forest, 2,421 acres with 2.9 miles of trail. Hunter has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Hunter for work
Where Hunter’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Hunter grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Hunter is from typical.
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Moving to Hunter: who provides what
Hunter is unincorporated, so Carter 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 Hunter.
Protected land: nearly a third of Hunter
The trail network density for Hunter comes to 0.5 miles per square mile, above Tennessee’s towns (0.2) and close to U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherokee National Forest | 2.9 mi | 2,421 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Hunter’s schools trail 88% of Tennessee districts
Its two schools are below. Public schools: the Carter County school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 498 | C |
| Unaka High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 284 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Hunter is less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Hunter, 42% sleep under 7 hours. This Tennessee town does better than the Tennessee average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 7.
| Hunter | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 41% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Hunter | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.4% | 9.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hunter has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Johnson City (24%), Elizabethton (23%) and Kingsport (7%). Jobs based in Hunter fell to 70 in 2023, 123 fewer than in 2013. 1.9% of working residents work locally here. The median commute is under 13 miles.
| Hunter | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Hunter’s year
Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 6 have a lower peak summer temperature than Hunter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Hunter is inland flooding, at a high overall level
79% of Hunter’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 6%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Hunter sells for about $264K at the median
The share of households in Hunter who own their home: 89%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hunter
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hunter
About 11 of every 100 Hunter residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Hunter
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Hunter (also called Stoney Creek) is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community located northeast of Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee, along Tennessee State Route 91 and the Watauga River. Its population was 1,854 as of 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. Hunter is a suburb of Elizabethton.
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- Area
- 6.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,568 ft
Hunter’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Hunter.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | — | — | A | — | D | C− |
| Elizabethton | #55 | B− | A− | C | A | D |
Hunter has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hunter reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Hunter with a neighbor →
Questions about Hunter
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hunter, TN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $170,000, 49% 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.