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Madisonville is a big small town of 5,241 people in Monroe County, Tennessee. It's about 37 miles from Cleveland, TN and 122 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $726 a month.
5,241people
$234kTypical home
$726/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
228Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,241
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 873 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 37 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,478/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,611 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to TYS airport
- 29 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 288 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+67 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk