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Chattanooga Valley is a small town of 4,601 people in Walker County, Georgia. It's about 11 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 96 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,601people
$205kTypical home
$1,051/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,601
- Part of a metro area
- About 620 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 11 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,295/mo)
- Median rent $1,051/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (21 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (362 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CHA airport
- 98 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 72 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 427 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walker County: R+59 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk