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Benton is a small town of 1,560 people in Polk County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Cleveland, TN and 98 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $184k and rent runs about $472 a month.
1,560people
$184kTypical home
$472/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
228Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,560
- Part of a metro area
- About 514 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 12 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $184k (≈$1,162/mo)
- Median rent $472/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (638 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to CHA airport
- 57 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 764 ft
- 284 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+68 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk