Name: Rocky Top, TN statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Rocky Top

Anderson County gains about 15.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,468

Moved out4,468

Net+1,000

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Knox County, TN1,8791,352+527

Roane County, TN387378+9

Campbell County, TN234320−86

Blount County, TN156126+30

Morgan County, TN100152−52

Loudon County, TN9784+13

Union County, TN6371−8

Jefferson County, TN6050+10

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals

63%37%

Leavers

71%29%

Within TennesseeOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K

Leavers$57K

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

Who moves here: 10.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 4.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Anderson County report $63,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,500, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $27,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $690 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,063 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $149,100.
Getting to work: 23 minutes each way on average; 13.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Natchitoches, LA matches it on character. Compare the two

Net movers per 1,000 people7
15.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
10.1%
76% above the median place
Moved from another state1
4.2%
112% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Rocky Top	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	10.1%	76% above
Moved from another state1County figure	4.2%	112% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	15.5	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$63,446	10% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$57,474	18% below

What it costs to live here

Median gross rent is $690, 49% below the median place.

Rocky Top25.2%

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

$27,600

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

25.2%

24% above the median place

Home price to income

4.5x

19% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

25%

just under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$26,100

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Rocky Top, $690 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Rocky Top, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Henderson, TN	20.4% vs 25.2%	$14,000	Compare
McKenzie, TN	21.4% vs 25.2%	n/a	Compare
Waynesboro, GA	21.5% vs 25.2%	$7,900	Compare

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Homeownership1
31.7%
52% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,063
43% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$919
72% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Rocky Top	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$690	49% below
Rent to income1	25.2%	24% above
Property tax rate1	0.6%	32% below
Home price to income1	4.5x	19% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	92.6	8% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,475	9% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$919	72% below
Median home value1	$149,100	53% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	3.4%	5% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	78.3%	52% above
Homeownership1	31.7%	52% below
Renters paying 30%+1	36.4%	28% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,063	43% below
Vacant homes1	17.5%	148% above
Median year built1	1972	0% below

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
$32,868
59% below the median place
Poverty rate1
36.6%
240% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Rocky Top	Vs median
Median household income1	$32,868	59% below
Income per person1	$19,493	51% below
Unemployment1County figure	3.7%	24% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$82,978	26% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.9%	5% above
Jobs5County figure	46,595	69% below
Poverty rate1	36.6%	240% above
Mean commute1	23 min	6% below
Works from home1County figure	13.1%	5% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 27.4, 30% below the median place.

Median age1
27.4
30% below the median place
No health insurance1
19.4%
203% above the median place
High school or higher1
77.6%
16% below the median place

All 9 people measures

Measure	Rocky Top	Vs median
Population1	1,607	6646th largest
Population change since 20206	3.0%	161% above
Median age1	27.4	30% below
Bachelor's or higher1County figure	27.5%	14% below
High school or higher1	77.6%	16% below
Household size1	2.5	1% below
Born abroad1County figure	3.2%	63% below
No health insurance1	19.4%	203% above
Homes with broadband1	84.5%	9% below

Life in Rocky Top

20 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k18.7 +98%

Grocery stores per 10k6.2 2.9×

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k56.0 5.0×

Libraries per 10k12.4 14.3×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars17.8 −14%

Shops33.6 +11%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.4 −17%

Doctors' offices and clinics18.3 −9%

Child care centers1.3 −43%

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

Child care centers per 10k8
1.3
43% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
17.8
14% below the median place
Public schools12
30
233% above the median place

All 15 schools and local life measures

Measure	Rocky Top	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	30	233% above
Public school students12County figure	12,059	146% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	17.8	14% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	33.6	11% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	3.4	17% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	18.3	9% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.3	43% below
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	18.7	98% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	6.2	193% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	56.0	above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	12.4	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	20	54% above

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 1,255, above the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k

1,255

above the median place (median 192)

Property crime per 100k

3,706

206% above the median place

Months reported

12 of 12

by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Good air days15
94.3%
38% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
33.3
63% below the median place
Annual precipitation13
57.5 in
31% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Rocky Top	Vs median
July average high13County figure	86°F	0% below
January average low13County figure	28°F	11% above
Average temperature13County figure	58°F	5% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	57.5 in	31% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	73.2	21% below
Hurricane risk14County figure	48.6	31% below
Tornado risk14County figure	80.0	2% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	54.3	11% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	33.3	63% below
Median air quality index15County figure	39	9% below
Good air days15County figure	94.3%	38% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 41.1% from 2020 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 22.5% from 2020 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 110.9% from 2020 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 3.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$26,000

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 0% of places

Pay vs rent

-3.8 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 11% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Rocky Top 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$690/mo (2024)	$900/mo	$740 to $1,100/mo	+4.5%
Median household income	$32,868 (2024)	$41,500	$35,000 to $49,500	+4.0%
Median home value	$149,100 (2024)	$236,000	$172,000 to $326,000	+8.0%
Population	1,681 (2025)	1,720	1,650 to 1,800	+0.5%

The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.5 now.

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

Places like Rocky Top

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

Place	Rent	Income
Natchitoches, LA	$802	$37,133	Compare
Socorro, NM	$711	$39,375	Compare
Henderson, TN	$781	$45,938	Compare
Lock Haven, PA	$792	$46,102	Compare

Nearby

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Common questions

Is Rocky Top a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $26,000 a year left, less than in 98% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 80 Tennessee places. Renters occupy 68% of homes, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 112 Tennessee places. On cost, space and class size it scores 2 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Rocky Top expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.2% 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 $149,100.

What salary do you need to live in Rocky Top?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $27,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Rocky Top safe?

There were 1,255 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Rocky Top?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Natchitoches, LA, Socorro, NM, Henderson, TN and Lock Haven, PA.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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 Rocky Top with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Rocky Top itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/rocky-top-tennessee

Citytistics. “Rocky Top, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/rocky-top-tennessee/

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