Rarity BayTN
With 757 residents, it is a town in Tennessee.
Is Rarity Bay a good place to live?
Rarity Bay’s midpoint age is 73.8 years, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 40 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just one has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Rarity Bay. Rarity Bay has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rarity Bay.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Rarity Bay than in most of Tennessee or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Vonore (16%), Knoxville (13%) and Loudon (8%). In Rarity Bay, the median household income is $85,000. For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away.
| Rarity Bay | Typical Tennessee town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 12% | 7.9% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Rarity Bay has mild winters and hot summers
A July afternoon gets to about 89° and a January night to 30°, and about 4 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Rarity Bay’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Tennessee or U.S. town
In Rarity Bay, 18% of adults report frequent physical distress. Only 4 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Rarity Bay. Two figures for adults here: 13% report frequent mental distress, 8.2% binge drink. Against the Tennessee average, Rarity Bay comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 9.
| Rarity Bay | Typical Tennessee town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 20% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 56% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Rarity Bay | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.3% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 9.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16.9% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Rarity Bay is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
45% of Rarity Bay’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 34%. On expected storm and flood damage, Rarity Bay sits above 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Rarity Bay sells for about $775K
Among households in Rarity Bay, 84% own their home. Homes sold in Rarity Bay spent a median 132 days on the market.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Rarity Bay
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rarity Bay. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
12 mi CaveCraighead Caverns
29 mi LookoutSunsphere
4 mi LandmarkFort Loudoun
9 mi Ancient siteTanasiPhoto credits
Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanasi: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Rarity Bay: who provides what
Rarity Bay is unincorporated, so Loudon 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.
100% of working residents leave Rarity Bay for work
Where Rarity Bay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rarity Bay; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Rarity Bay residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Rarity Bay
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Rarity Bay is a golf course community and census-designated place (CDP) in Loudon and Monroe counties, Tennessee, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. its population during the census was 885. It is in the southern part of Loudon County and the northern part of Monroe County, occupying a peninsula in Tellico Reservoir, with the Little Tennessee River to the southeast and the cove of Bat Creek to the northwest. Tennessee State Route 72 runs along the western edge of the CDP, leading south 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to U.S. Route 411 in Vonore and north 10 miles (16 km) to Loudon.
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- Elevation
- 919 ft
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