Walnut HillTN
A town of 2,415.
Is Walnut Hill a good place to live?
Walnut Hill’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. 13% of residents are under 18 in Walnut Hill, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. On hazard risk, just 4 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do better. Steel-Seneker Houses is on the National Register of Historic Places. Walnut Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Walnut Hill stand out
Where Walnut Hill beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Walnut Hill for work
Where Walnut Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Walnut Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Walnut Hill is from typical.
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Moving to Walnut Hill: who provides what
Walnut Hill 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 Walnut Hill.
Very low risk in Walnut Hill, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Walnut Hill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Walnut Hill’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Walnut Hill for work: only 1% work in town. 5.9% of Walnut Hill residents live below the poverty line, below both the Tennessee town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Walnut Hill grew to 236 in 2023, 48 more than in 2013.
| Walnut Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Walnut Hill stands out in Tennessee and nationally, with more of its residents who are 65 or older
29% of residents are 65 or older in Walnut Hill. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee. Walnut Hill’s median age is 49.3 years.
| Walnut Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 49.3 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 34% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Walnut Hill’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.1 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Walnut Hill | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.7% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.3% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.8% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.7% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Walnut Hill
Walnut Hill has chilly winters and warm summers. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 10 have a lower July high than Walnut Hill.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Walnut Hill is less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Walnut Hill beats the Tennessee average on 9 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 12% of Walnut Hill adults binge drink.
| Walnut Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| What stands out | Walnut Hill | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 13.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2% of Walnut Hill is conserved land
2.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Slagle Hollow, at 21 acres.
| Walnut Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Slagle Hollow | 0.6 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Walnut Hill sells for about $265K at the median
Only 9 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Walnut Hill. The median rent in Walnut Hill is $1,219 a month.
| Walnut Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,219 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cherokee National Forest and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walnut Hill. Close and well known come first.
12 mi National forestCherokee National Forest18 mi Park & preserveGray Fossil Site34 mi Theme parkLand of Oz
19 mi TheatreBarter Theatre
38 mi Ski areaSugar Mountain Resort26 runs · 1,171 ft vertical39 mi MuseumPresident Andrew Johnson Museum and LibraryPhoto credits
Cherokee National Forest: Ryan Rice at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barter Theatre: RebelAt (talk) (Uploads), Public domain · Sugar Mountain Resort: Mark Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Walnut Hill
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Walnut Hill
About 3 of every 100 Walnut Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Walnut Hill
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Walnut Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sullivan County, Tennessee. The population was 2,394 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,608 ft
Walnut Hill’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Walnut Hill.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Hill | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Bristol | #112 | C− | B− | C− | B+ | C− |
Walnut Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Walnut Hill reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Walnut Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Walnut Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Walnut Hill, TN expensive?
The typical home is worth about $220,000, 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−.