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Charleston is a tiny town of 956 people in Bradley County, Tennessee. It's about 10 miles from Cleveland, TN and 107 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $881 a month.
956people
$217kTypical home
$881/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
228Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 956
- Part of a metro area
- About 833 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 10 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,371/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% 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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" 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 (267 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (829 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CHA airport
- 56 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 758 ft
- 293 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 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
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradley County: R+59 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk