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Maynardville grades D overall, 153rd of 175 graded towns in Tennessee, mostly because of schools and health. Its schools rank behind 93% of the state's. Residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, a typical home costs about $289K, 4 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income. Maynardville’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both Tennessee’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Maynardville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Maynardville.
Where Maynardville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Maynardville State Bank| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Maynardville Elementary | PK–5 | 366 |
| Elementary Middle Alternative | K–8 | 7 |
| H Maynard Middle School | 6–8 | 604 |
Where Maynardville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Maynardville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 188 in 1860, 2,456 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 3 maps from 1897 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maynardville, 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 Maynardville.
Maynardville trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, draws workers from Knoxville and beyond and fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally.
1,628 jobs are based in Maynardville, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 33.7 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee.
Most working residents leave Maynardville for work: only 9% work in town. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Maynardville. Since 2013, Maynardville has added 288 jobs, to 1,628 in 2023.
| Maynardville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.4% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Union County school district. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Union County High School, with 806 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| H Maynard Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 604 | C |
| Union County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 806 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Against the 4,383 U.S. towns with household incomes like Maynardville’s, it is less healthy than 64%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income. Within Tennessee it is less healthy than 62% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
22% of Maynardville adults report frequent mental distress. Maynardville beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 32% of Maynardville adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Maynardville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 29% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Maynardville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.5% | 14.6% |
| More smokers | 22.1% | 17.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 34.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 66% of Tennessee’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Maynardville is 24.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Maynardville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 24.7 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 2.6 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 27.8°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 76% of Tennessee places with climate records; July afternoons average 86.4°.
Maynardville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. About 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Maynardville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 86°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 28°F | 29°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $289K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles. Home values rose 41% in five years, to about $289K, against 23% across Tennessee.
Maynardville’s median rent is $815 a month. The typical Maynardville home is worth about $289,000, up 2.2% in a year, 13% below the Tennessee typical home.
| Maynardville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $815 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Just 0 of its 3,436 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Maynardville itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilson Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maynardville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Theme parkDollywood3.1M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
Big draw36 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
21 mi LookoutSunsphere
33 mi MuseumAlcatraz East
21 mi National Historical ParkCumberland Gap National Historical Park765K visitors a yearDollywood: 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 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Maynardville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Maynardville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
3 notable people were born in Maynardville.
City and county seat of Union County, Tennessee, United States
Maynardville (originally named Liberty) is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Tennessee, United States. The city was named to honor Horace Maynard, who successfully defended the creation of Union County from a challenge from Knox County. As of the 2020 census, Maynardville had a population of 2,456. It is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Maynardville grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #153 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D for health, C− for safety and D for schools. Schools 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 A−.
3 notable people were born here, including Roy Acuff and Carl Smith.
