Cost of living in Unicoi, Tennessee

Unicoi, Tennessee has about 3,806 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $244,300.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Unicoi County is $1,211 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Unicoi. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Johnson City, TN metro area, prices sit at 87.9 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Tennessee does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 9.6% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Unicoi's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Tennessee home paid 13.71¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Unicoi's bill.

EIA does not publish a Tennessee gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Tennessee shares this price.

Among 278 places we list in Tennessee with a rent figure, 120 have higher typical rent than Unicoi.