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36.32° N · 82.84° W · GEOID 4702780

Baileyton

Greene County, Tennessee · part of the Greeneville, TN metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

TennesseeBaileyton, TNBaileytonBaileyton

The short answer

Baileyton is home to 551 people. Median household income is $41,979 a year and median rent is $878 a month, 25.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $164,300, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$878
36% below the median place
Median household income
$41,979
48% below the median place
Median home value
$164,300
49% below the median place
Unemployment
5.7%
17% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Baileyton

  • The median household earns $41,979 a year, less than in 94% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 11.6% a year while household income rose 6.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 89% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $72 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 91% of places its size.
  • 25.6% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 90% of places its size.
  • 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 87% of places its size.

People are moving in and rent is pulling away from pay. The population grew faster than in 79% of places since 2020, and rent outran income more than in 93% of them.

01

Moving to Baileyton

Greene County gains about 22.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,580
Moved out2,318
Net+1,262

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Washington County, TN516446+70
Hawkins County, TN200125+75
Hamblen County, TN193122+71
Sullivan County, TN171129+42
Cocke County, TN11388+25
Knox County, TN77102−25
Carter County, TN6667−1
Jefferson County, TN5646+10

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TennesseeOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$48K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Greene County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Greene County report $66,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $47,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$35,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $878 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $950 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $164,300.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 7.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Covington, TN matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people6
22.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out6
$47,879
32% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.5%
29% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBaileytonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%12% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%29% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure22.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$66,5526% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$47,87932% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owner costs with a mortgage is $950, 49% below the median place.

Baileyton25.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$35,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.1%
23% above the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
3% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$31,500
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$950
49% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$704
78% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
53% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureBaileytonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$87836% below
Rent to income125.1%23% above
Property tax rate10.4%53% below
Home price to income13.9x3% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$99538% below
Property tax paid (median)1$70478% below
Median home value1$164,30049% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure5.3%67% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure76.9%49% above
Homeownership157.4%14% below
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.1%17% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$95049% below
Vacant homes1County figure13.1%86% above
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$41,979
48% below the median place
Income per person1
$22,646
43% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBaileytonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$41,97948% below
Income per person1$22,64643% below
Unemployment1County figure5.7%17% above
Average annual pay4County figure$52,21421% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure3.2%14% below
Jobs4County figure24,94183% below
Poverty rate125.6%138% above
Mean commute125 min2% below
Works from home1County figure7.8%38% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 79.8%, 14% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
79.8%
14% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
15.1%
53% below the median place
No health insurance1
12.9%
102% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.3 −7%
High school or higher91.0% −1%
Median age40.0 +3%
All 9 people measures
MeasureBaileytonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15516646th largest
Population change since 202057.2%above (median 1.1%)
Median age140.03% above
Bachelor's or higher115.1%53% below
High school or higher191.0%1% below
Household size12.37% below
Born abroad1County figure2.0%77% below
No health insurance112.9%102% above
Homes with broadband179.8%14% below
05

Life in Baileyton

17 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.0 −18%
Shops33.8 +12%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.8 −56%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.7 −32%
Child care centers1.3 −43%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
1.8
56% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.3
43% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
13.7
32% below the median place
All 8 schools and local life measures
MeasureBaileytonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools9County figure26189% above
Public school students9County figure9,06585% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure17.018% below
Shops per 10k7County figure33.812% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure1.856% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure13.732% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.343% below
National Register listings8County figure1731% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 15.0, 83% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Baileyton. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk11
15.0
83% below the median place
Natural hazard risk11
56.3
39% below the median place
Tornado risk11
61.8
24% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureBaileytonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high10County figure87°F0% below
January average low10County figure28°F10% above
Average temperature10County figure57°F5% above
Annual precipitation10County figure46.7 in7% above
Natural hazard risk11County figure56.339% below
Hurricane risk11County figure48.531% below
Tornado risk11County figure61.824% below
Wildfire risk11County figure45.026% below
Heat wave risk11County figure15.083% below
08

Baileyton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, up from 25% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$878/mo (2024)$1,150/mo$940 to $1,400/mo+4.6%
Median household income$41,979 (2024)$53,500$45,500 to $63,500+4.1%
Median home value$164,300 (2024)$227,000$165,000 to $313,000+5.5%
Population464 (2025)480460 to 500+0.7%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Baileyton

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Covington, TN$933$42,254Compare
Fort Pierce North, FL$921$40,228Compare
Lorain, OH$887$48,685Compare
Jennings, LA$881$48,558Compare
Jennings, LALorain, OHFort Pierce North, FLCovington, TNBaileyton, TNBaileytonCovingtonFort Pierce NorthLorainJenningsBaileytonCovingtonFort Pierce NorthLorainJennings

Common questions

Is Baileyton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median household earns $41,979 a year, less than in 94% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 11.6% a year while household income rose 6.3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 89% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 7 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Baileyton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $164,300.

What salary do you need to live in Baileyton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Baileyton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Covington, TN, Fort Pierce North, FL, Lorain, OH and Jennings, LA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  9. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  10. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  11. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Baileyton with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Baileyton itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/baileyton-tennessee

Citytistics. “Baileyton, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/baileyton-tennessee/

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