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Lakeview is a small town of 4,723 people in Catoosa County, Georgia. It's about 6 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 96 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,723people
$172kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,723
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,079 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 6 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (584 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CHA airport
- 91 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 304 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 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 39% of Georgia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Catoosa County: R+56 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk