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Calhoun is a tiny town of 546 people in McMinn County, Tennessee. It's about 11 miles from Cleveland, TN and 108 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 $180k and rent runs about $690 a month.
546people
$180kTypical home
$690/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
228Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 546
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 460 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 11 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 138 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 (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to CHA airport
- 55 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 293 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
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