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Lookout Mountain is a small town of 2,111 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 8 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 100 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $855k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,111people
$855kTypical home
$1,428/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,111
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,572 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 8 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $855k (≈$5,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,428/mo
- Median household income $201k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 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 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 77% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CHA airport
- 95 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,903 ft
- 309 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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