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Dunlap is a big small town of 5,678 people in Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It's about 22 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 90 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $868 a month.
5,678people
$192kTypical home
$868/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,678
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 526 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Nashville, TN
- 22 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,211/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (543 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to CHA airport
- 84 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 715 ft
- 325 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sequatchie County: R+66 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk