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Fairmount is a small town of 2,110 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 10 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 100 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,110people
$465kTypical home
$1,464/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,110
- Part of a metro area
- About 504 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Nashville, TN
- 10 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,929/mo)
- Median rent $1,464/mo
- Median household income $137k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 95 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
- Above-average violent crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,008 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CHA airport
- 87 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,008 ft
- 315 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 408 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.