The neighborhoods of Old North Knoxville and Old City are considered the most dangerous and worst in Knoxville for 2024, according to Saturday Night Science.
Knoxville’s neighborhoods have many stereotypes associated with them. You can find different types of neighborhoods in the city. There are hipster areas, preppy places, neighborhoods popular among college students, and also areas that are considered less affluent.
Knoxville has a neighborhood for everyone.
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Although Knoxville is often considered one of the best places to live in Tennessee due to its abundance of entertainment and job opportunities, it does have its challenges. Certain neighborhoods are less safe than others.
Which neighborhoods in Knoxville are the most dangerous and which are the safest?
Today, we will use Saturday Night Science to identify which neighborhoods in Knoxville need some attention and care. These are the areas that stand out and need improvement in the Knoxville area. Realistically, not all neighborhoods can be amazing. However, Five Points is significantly better than the others.
We studied 34 neighborhoods in Knoxville to determine which ones are the most dangerous to live in. These places are not as good as Knoxville is known for.
Based on the latest census data, Old North Knoxville appears to be Knoxville’s worst neighborhood. Continue reading to find out how we identified the areas in Knoxville that want some TLC. Don’t forget to hold the messenger accountable.
Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In Knoxville For 2024
Old North Knoxville
Population: 868
Median Home Value: $77,045 (7th worst)
Median Income: $21,228 (3rd worst)
Old City
Population: 2,887
Median Home Value: $68,199 (4th worst)
Median Income: $25,421 (8th worst)
Old Sevier
Population: 1,075
Median Home Value: $71,158 (6th worst)
Median Income: $26,871 (12th worst)
Beaumont
Population: 818
Median Home Value: $64,378 (3rd worst)
Median Income: $23,489 (5th worst)
Mechanicsville
Population: 3,536
Median Home Value: $51,011 (worst)
Median Income: $18,258 (worst)
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Method to determine the most dangerous Knoxville neighborhoods
We would simply need to determine what kinds of things people prefer to live in order to determine how horrible a place is to live in. From there, we could determine which places have the fewest of those things. The following parameters were entered into Saturday Night Science to determine which Knoxville neighborhoods were the worst:
- High crime (Estimated)
- High unemployment (Less jobs)
- Low median income (Less pay)
- Low population density (No things to do)
- Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)
Next, we ordered Knoxville, Tennessee neighborhoods according to each of these factors, going from worst to best. The individual rankings for each category were then summed to create a “Worst Score.” The Knoxville neighborhood that has the lowest “Worst Score” is considered to be the riskiest.
The article is intended to be infotainment and is an opinion based on facts. This article has been updated for 2024. We have ranked the worst Knoxville neighborhoods to live in this research. To get a list of all 34 neighborhoods ranked from worst to greatest, scroll to the bottom.
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