Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
New Market’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for health. New Market’s property crime rate is 1.5 per 1,000 residents, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 18.3 and U.S. towns at 14.1. New Market Presbyterian Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. New Market's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. New Market has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where New Market beats most towns.
New Market Presbyterian ChurchIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far New Market is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1904.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Market, 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 New Market.
New Market beats the Tennessee average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in New Market, close to Tennessee’s towns (29%) and above U.S. towns (23%). 14% of New Market adults binge drink.
| New Market | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | New Market | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.7% | 13.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave New Market for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in New Market grew to 355 in 2023, 112 more than in 2013. 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line in New Market.
| New Market | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Market.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Market has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 10 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). New Market has grown 4.4% since 2020, to 1,431 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
| New Market | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.8 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 23% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 72% are men (TN 50%).
| New Market | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.4% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.5% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.5% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
New Market's reported crime rate is well below Tennessee's. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2022.
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
The typical New Market home is worth about $317,000, up 3.9% in a year, close to the Tennessee typical home.
| New Market | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $943 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| New Market | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Market City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Market. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Theme parkDollywood3.1M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
Big draw37 mi MountainKuwohi
23 mi LookoutSunsphere
20 mi MuseumAlcatraz EastDollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kuwohi: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., Public domain · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Market
About 6 of every 100 New Market residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where New Market’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in New Market.
Town in Tennessee, United States
New Market is a town in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Morristown metropolitan area. The population was 1,334 at the 2010 census and 1,349 at the 2020 census.
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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 John C. Branner and Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh.
