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McDonald is a tiny town of 712 people in Bradley County, Tennessee. It's about 8 miles from Cleveland, TN and 98 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
712people
$214kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
228Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 712
- Part of a metro area
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 8 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,350/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,060 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to CHA airport
- 74 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 853 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 464 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradley County: R+59 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- 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.