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New Tazewell gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $238K for a typical one, or 4.8 years of the county’s $49K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 119th of 175 in Tennessee. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country and its public schools trail 76% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. Only 2 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower January low than New Tazewell. Kincaid House and Johnson's Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 6 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than New Tazewell.
Where New Tazewell beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | New Tazewell | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.7% | 14.6% |
Where New Tazewell’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 New Tazewell is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 768 in 1960, 2,769 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 3 maps from 1936 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Tazewell, 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 Tazewell.
New Tazewell trades lower home prices for longer drives to work, draws workers from Tazewell and beyond and fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally.
19% of adults report frequent physical distress in New Tazewell, above both the Tennessee town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 22% of New Tazewell adults smoke cigarettes. New Tazewell beats the Tennessee average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14.
| New Tazewell | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | New Tazewell | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.5% | 76.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.7% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Claiborne County school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Claiborne High School, with 613 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell-New Tazewell ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 472 | C |
| Claiborne High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 613 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
1,850 jobs are based in New Tazewell, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here fell from 2,811 in 2013 to 1,850.
Most working residents leave New Tazewell for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, New Tazewell has lost 961 jobs, to 1,850 in 2023. New Tazewell’s median household income is $54,000, close to Tennessee’s towns ($61,000) and below U.S. towns ($80,000).
| New Tazewell | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes are within reach (about $238K for the typical one, A− for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 22 miles.
49% of households own their home in New Tazewell. The typical New Tazewell home is worth about $238,000, up 2.8% in a year, 28% below the Tennessee typical home. The median rent in New Tazewell is $702 a month.
| New Tazewell | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $702 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 26.1°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 96% of Tennessee places with climate records; July afternoons average 85.2°.
New Tazewell has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Only 9 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower July high than New Tazewell. About 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in New Tazewell.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 14 of its 3,228 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in New Tazewell itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| New Tazewell | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 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 Tazewell Municipal Park | — | 12 |
| 2. Claiborne County Fairgrounds | — | 10 |
| 3. New Tazewell Roadside Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 18.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 67% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 5 reported in 2025, 1.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Tazewell
About 1 of every 100 New Tazewell residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
City in Tennessee, United States
New Tazewell is a city in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,037 at the 2010 census. The population was 2,769 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with New Tazewell.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Tazewell | #119 | C− | A− | B− | C− | D− |
| Tazewell | — | — | B− | C | C− | D |
Tazewell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare New Tazewell with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New Tazewell grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #119 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D− for health, B− for safety and C− 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 A−.