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Copperhill is a tiny town of 493 people in Polk County, Tennessee. It's about 30 miles from Cleveland, TN and 85 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $863 a month.
493people
$99kTypical home
$863/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 279 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$624/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (100 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (341 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (799 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 15% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to CHA airport
- 60 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,595 ft
- 265 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 63 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Polk County: R+68 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.