Living in East Cleveland, TN
East Cleveland is a small town of 1,934 people in Bradley County, Tennessee. It's part of the Cleveland, TN area. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $911 a month.
1,934people
$124kTypical home
$911/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
228Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,934
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,551 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Atlanta, GA
- In the Cleveland, TN area
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- About average violent crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,060 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CHA airport
- 66 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 971 ft
- 292 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 308 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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