SpurgeonTN
This town in Tennessee has a population of 4,071.
Is Spurgeon a good place to live?
Few extremes here. Its weakest subject is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than nearly three quarters of U.S. towns. Homes run about $219K for a typical one, 3.8 times the Kingsport metro’s $58K median household income. Where it does best is schools: its schools outperform 62% of the state's. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking 53rd of 175 in Tennessee. On that grade it does better than 47% of U.S. towns. Alexander Doak Hall Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
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.
The top destinations are Johnson City (32%), Kingsport (24%) and Jonesborough (4%). Just 1% of Spurgeon’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: among residents in the town, 22% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 242, to 477.
| Spurgeon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Tennessee overall
In Spurgeon, just over one in ten residents are under 18. The town’s median age is 44.6 years.
| Spurgeon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 12% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.6 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 23% | 29% |
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: 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°.
About 9 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Spurgeon, the July high is 87°F, against 89°F in Tennessee’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
| 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
Natural hazards: high risk in Spurgeon, mostly inland flooding
In Spurgeon, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 65 of 100, above both Tennessee’s towns (46 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects here, 83% come from inland flooding and 6% from earthquakes.
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.
For adults in Spurgeon, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 19%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, Spurgeon is ahead of Tennessee on 12 and behind on 1. 23% of adults in Spurgeon get no exercise outside work; 19% report frequent mental distress.
| 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 $371K
Homes sold in Spurgeon spent a median 39 days on the market. In Spurgeon, the going rate for rent is $905 a month. The share of households in Spurgeon who own their home: 69%.
| Spurgeon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $905 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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−.