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Lookout Mountain is a small town of 1,721 people in Walker County, Georgia. It's about 9 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 99 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $565k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,721people
$565kTypical home
$1,213/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,721
- Part of a metro area
- About 664 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 9 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $565k (≈$3,560/mo)
- Median rent $1,213/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (12 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (280 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CHA airport
- 97 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,614 ft
- 308 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 409 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 101 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Walker County: R+59 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk