Park CityTN
A town of 2,813. Public schools that outperform most of Tennessee.
Is Park City a good place to live?
Park City gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $217K for a typical one, or 3.4 years of the Fayetteville area’s $65K median household income. It grades A− overall, 15th among Tennessee's 175 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, the median household earns $95K. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 7 have a higher median age than Park City. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
What makes Park City stand out
Where Park City beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Park City for work
Where Park City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Park City grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Park City is from typical.
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Moving to Park City: who provides what
Park City is unincorporated, so Lincoln 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 Park City.
Park City pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally.
For health, Park City earns a D
Within Tennessee it is less healthy than 59% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
19% of Park City adults smoke cigarettes, near the Tennessee town median (19%) and above the median of U.S. towns (14%). 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Park City. Park City beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Park City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Park City | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Park City’s schools beat 79% of Tennessee districts
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $217K.
Its public schools are run by the Lincoln County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Rim SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 717 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Park City has set aside 3.3% of its land for conservation
2.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Park City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wells Hill Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Park City’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Park City for work: only 2% work in town. 4.7% of Park City residents live below the poverty line, against 14% in Tennessee’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Park City grew to 409 in 2023, 160 more than in 2013.
| Park City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Park City, expect mild winters and hot summers
Park City has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 30° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Park City, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Park City
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Park City; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Park City residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Park City
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Park City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,442 and 2,422 at the 2020 census. Park City is the location of the Fayetteville Municipal Airport.
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- Area
- 5.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
Questions about Park City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Park City, TN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Park City grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #15 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Park City, TN expensive?
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.