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Etowah is a small town of 3,658 people in McMinn County, Tennessee. It's about 22 miles from Cleveland, TN and 109 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $741 a month.
3,658people
$191kTypical home
$741/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
3"Snow
228Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,658
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,294 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 22 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,203/mo)
- Median rent $741/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 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 (139 per 100k)
- Low property crime (939 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 36% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to CHA airport
- 44 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 286 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McMinn County: R+64 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk