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Middle Valley is a big small town of 12,187 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 9 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 106 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,187people
$319kTypical home
$1,180/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,187
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,248 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Nashville, TN
- 9 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,014/mo)
- Median rent $1,180/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 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
- Above-average violent crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,008 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CHA airport
- 80 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 309 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 451 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 127 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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