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East Ridge is a small city of 22,070 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 5 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 97 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,070people
$211kTypical home
$1,147/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
235Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,070
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,665 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 5 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,331/mo)
- Median rent $1,147/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,393 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to CHA airport
- 89 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 682 ft
- 303 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 485 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 122 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
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