Humid subtropical
Bean Station, Tennessee
Grainger County, Tennessee · Population 3k · 1,152 ft elevation
Living in Bean Station
Bean Station has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bean Station at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $156k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $720/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.15th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 667 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,524 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 192th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2928th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 2.1″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 31°F | 4.5″ | 2.9″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 37°F | 4.9″ | 2.0″ | 197 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 45°F | 4.4″ | — | 243 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 68°F | 4.7″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 66°F | 3.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 59°F | 3.2″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 47°F | 2.8″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 36°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 32°F | 4.6″ | 1.6″ | 145 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology