Washington County · Tennessee · South · 72k residents
Johnson City, TN: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Johnson City: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Tennessee median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,115/wk. Tennessee's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%. Commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,115/wk
Corporate income tax
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
42.5%
Commercial electricity
12.1¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Johnson City's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
17/100
Cooling
Ranks Johnson City's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $268,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.65% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $796/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,075/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 9.55% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,115/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.5% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.1¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 25.9/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $103,320 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $77,660 |
| Wage: General manager | $93,200 |
| Wage: Customer service | $36,570 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $32,100 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $47,670 |
| Wage: Electrician | $52,190 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,820 |
| Cost of living index | 85 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $2.95/gal |
| Healthcare index | 92 |
| Childcare (per child) | $900/mo |
| Median household income | $57,254 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 72k |
| Crime index | 70/100 |
| School rating | 5.3/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 61/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 205 days |
| July high | 86°F |
| January low | 26°F |
| Annual snowfall | 6 in |
| Home price YoY | +0.2% |
| Home price MoM | +0.2% |
| Rent YoY | +3.0% |
| Rent MoM | +0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -0.8% |
| Building permits YoY | -43.1% |
| Ocean coast | 267 mi |
| Big lake | 97 mi |
| Mountains | 34 mi |
| Major airport | 99 mi |
| Ski resort | 28 mi |
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- Is Johnson City a good place to run a business?
- Tennessee's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,115/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Johnson City, TN?
- Johnson City indexes at 85 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,075/mo and a acs median home value of $268,200.
- How much does a house cost in Johnson City?
- The acs median home value in Johnson City is $268,200 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Johnson City?
- A two-bedroom in Johnson City rents for about $1,075/mo.