SpurgeonTN
A town of 4,071.
Is Spurgeon a good place to live?
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades B−, 53rd among Tennessee's 175 graded towns. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 62% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $219K, 3.8 years of the Kingsport metro’s $58K median household income. 12% of residents are under 18 in Spurgeon, against 22% in Tennessee’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Alexander Doak Hall Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 10 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Spurgeon.
99% of working residents leave Spurgeon for work
Where Spurgeon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Spurgeon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Spurgeon is from typical.
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Moving to Spurgeon: who provides what
Spurgeon is unincorporated, so Sullivan 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 Spurgeon.
Spurgeon is healthier than towns with similar incomes, sends most of its workers to Johnson City and beyond and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Tennessee.
About one in three of Spurgeon’s working residents commute to Johnson City
Spurgeon has 477 jobs for its 1,806 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 21.8% of workers work from home, against 12.9% across Tennessee.
Most working residents leave Spurgeon for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Spurgeon is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Spurgeon has added 242 jobs, to 477 in 2023.
| Spurgeon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Tennessee overall
Spurgeon’s median age is 44.6 years. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
| Spurgeon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.6 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 63% are men (TN 42%).
| Spurgeon | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.4% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.7% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Spurgeon has four seasons and pleasant summers
January nights average 27.4°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 85% of Tennessee places with climate records; July afternoons average 86.8°.
Spurgeon has chilly winters and warm summers. About 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Spurgeon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 87°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 27°F | 29°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Spurgeon
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Spurgeon are healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,766 U.S. towns with household incomes like Spurgeon’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Tennessee it is healthier than 79% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
Spurgeon beats the Tennessee average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 23% of adults get no exercise outside work in Spurgeon.
| Spurgeon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Spurgeon | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.6% | 16.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Spurgeon sell for about $380K
The median sale price was $380,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Spurgeon
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Spurgeon
About 10 of every 100 Spurgeon residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Spurgeon
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Spurgeon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sullivan and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 3,957 at the 2010 census. The Washington County portion of Spurgeon is part of the Johnson City Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sullivan County portion is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Those two metropolitan areas are components of the larger Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. During the American Civil War, a small conflict known as the Battle of Spurgeon's Mill happened here.
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- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,414 ft
Spurgeon’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Spurgeon.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spurgeon | #53 | B− | B− | — | B | B− |
| Johnson City | #104 | C− | C− | C− | A | C |
| Oak Grove | #62 | C+ | B− | — | A− | B− |
| Gray | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B− |
Gray has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Spurgeon, Oak Grove and Gray report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Spurgeon with a neighbor →
Questions about Spurgeon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spurgeon, TN a good place to live?
Spurgeon grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #53 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B− for health and B for schools.
Is Spurgeon, TN expensive?
The typical home is worth about $219,000, 34% below the Tennessee typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.