Living in Cleveland, TN
Cleveland is a small city of 48,829 people in Bradley County, Tennessee. It's part of the Cleveland, TN area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $1k a month.
48,829people
$272kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
228Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 48,829
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,570 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Atlanta, GA
- In the Cleveland, TN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,716/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 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
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,763 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CHA airport
- 66 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 804 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 317 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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