Area data
Johnson City, TN — ZIP 37614
Population: 2,767 (Census ACS)
2 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, strongwind, icestorm the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 8.1% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 475.9 (+0.5% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 91.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- School districts serving the area
- Johnson City, Washington County
- Schools include
- Little Buccaneers Student Child Care Center, University School
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, strongWind, iceStorm, landslide
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 65% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 71.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 59.0°F
- Average high
- 70.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.7 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (15 mi)
- National parks include
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, Blue Ridge Parkway
- Airports within 30 mi
- 21
- Nearest airport
- Mountain View Airport (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI) (24 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 22
- Hospitals include
- MEMORIAL MISSION HOSPITAL AND ASHEVILLE SURGERY CE, THE MCDOWELL HOSPITAL, NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 0.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 52,795
- Average weekly wage
- $981
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 686
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 37614?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, strongWind, iceStorm, landslide.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 37614?
- Risk to homes is higher than 65% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 37614?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 37614?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 37614?
- 2 schools (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 37614?
- Regional Price Parity: 91.9 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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