John SevierTN
1,177 people call this town in Tennessee home.
Is John Sevier a good place to live?
The best of John Sevier’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 12 of Tennessee’s 292 towns score higher on hazard risk. On the outdoors, just 9 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. John Sevier has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes John Sevier stand out
Where John Sevier beats most towns.
1,177 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How John Sevier grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far John Sevier is from typical.
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Moving to John Sevier: who provides what
John Sevier is unincorporated, so Knox 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 John Sevier.
John Sevier has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
In John Sevier, the FEMA risk score is 18 of 100, below both Tennessee’s towns (47 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects here, 45% come from inland flooding and 22% from earthquakes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
John Sevier stands out in Tennessee and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
John Sevier’s middle household income stands at $47,000. Employers in John Sevier added 142 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 219. In John Sevier, the typical journey to work is 27 minutes, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The median commute is under 12 miles.
| John Sevier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in John Sevier
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 29° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
John Sevier is less healthy than 56% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in John Sevier who say their health is fair or poor: 20%. Only 10 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of adults who binge drink than John Sevier.
| John Sevier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | John Sevier | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.1% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in John Sevier sell for about $252K
Among households in John Sevier, 82% own their home. In John Sevier, the midpoint rent is $1,122 a month.
| John Sevier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,122 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dollywood and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around John Sevier. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Theme parkDollywood3.1M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
Big draw22 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi MountainKuwohi
8 mi LookoutSunsphere
22 mi MuseumAlcatraz EastPhoto credits
Dollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about John Sevier
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of John Sevier
About 0 of every 100 John Sevier residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave John Sevier for work
Where John Sevier’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About John Sevier
CDP in Tennessee, United States
John Sevier is a census-designated place in central-eastern Knox County, Tennessee. It is 9.3 miles (15.0 km) northeast of downtown Knoxville. The John Sevier Yard, a multi-track rail yard operated by Norfolk Southern Railway, is located just south of the community in the Knoxville city limits. The population of the CDP was 1,026 at the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 909 ft
Questions about John Sevier
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is John Sevier, TN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $144,000, 56% 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.