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Collegedale is a big small town of 11,330 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 11 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 96 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,330people
$365kTypical home
$1,581/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 908 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 11 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,302/mo)
- Median rent $1,581/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,008 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 15% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 21% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CHA airport
- 79 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 787 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 491 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+13 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk