Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lenoir City gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $419K, 5.8 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income. It grades C− overall, 101st of 175 graded towns in Tennessee. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its National Register listings include Fort Loudon Hydroelectric Project and Melton Hill Hydroelectric Project. Lenoir City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns.
Where Lenoir City beats most towns.
Census counts: 236 in 1880, 10,117 in 2020. The archive holds 31 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1935 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Lenoir City is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lenoir City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lenoir City.
Lenoir City fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally.
Within Tennessee it is less healthy than 65% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
17% of Lenoir City adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. 21% of Lenoir City adults report frequent mental distress. Lenoir City beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| Lenoir City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lenoir City | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 16.8% | 11.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 20.2% | 16.2% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 10.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Lenoir City school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Lenoir City High School, with 1,259 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenoir City Intermediate/Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 722 | C+ |
| Lenoir City High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,259 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
The typical Lenoir City home is worth about $419,000, up 2.4% in a year, 27% above the Tennessee typical home. Lenoir City’s median rent is $932 a month, against $950 a month in Tennessee’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Lenoir City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $932 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 26.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 51% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 264 to 177 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Lenoir City has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 30° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Lenoir City Park, at 25 acres.
| Lenoir City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lenoir City Park | 0.1 mi | 25 |
| 2. Lenior City Area Recreation Complex | — | 15 |
| 3. Rock Springs Park | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Lenoir City for work: only 11% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Lenoir City. Jobs based in Lenoir City grew to 5,495 in 2023, 677 more than in 2013.
| Lenoir City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lenoir City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lenoir City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
23 mi LookoutSunsphere
21 mi CaveCraighead Caverns
40 mi MuseumAlcatraz East
10 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a yearGreat Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lenoir City
About 5 of every 100 Lenoir City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
8,642 counted in 2010 and 10,117 in 2020; an estimated 12,530 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 24.2% since 2020, after 17.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
7 places in Lenoir City on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Lenoir City.
City in Tennessee, United States
Lenoir City is a suburban city located primarily in Loudon County, Tennessee, with a small portion extending into neighboring Roane County, Tennessee. The population was 10,117 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area in East Tennessee, along the Tennessee River southwest of Knoxville.
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Lenoir City grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #101 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D for health, C for safety and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
3 notable people were born here, including John Bowers and Tom Collins.
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