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Lone Oak is a small town of 1,422 people in Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 98 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 $258k and rent runs about $687 a month.
1,422people
$258kTypical home
$687/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,422
- Part of a metro area
- About 220 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Nashville, TN
- 12 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,624/mo)
- Median rent $687/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 133 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
- Low violent crime (226 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (553 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to CHA airport
- 88 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,028 ft
- 318 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 397 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sequatchie County: R+66 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very 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.