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Harrison is a big small town of 8,011 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 7 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 103 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 $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,011people
$307kTypical home
$1,216/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,011
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,188 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 7 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,938/mo)
- Median rent $1,216/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 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 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CHA airport
- 80 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 304 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 120 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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