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Athens is a big small town of 14,471 people in McMinn County, Tennessee. It's about 24 miles from Cleveland, TN and 117 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $846 a month.
14,471people
$225kTypical home
$846/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,471
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 930 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 24 mi to Cleveland, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (387 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,545 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to TYS airport
- 42 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- McMinn County: R+64 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk