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Monterey is a small town of 2,768 people in Putnam County, Tennessee. It's about 70 miles from Cleveland, TN and 81 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $715 a month.
2,768people
$165kTypical home
$715/moRent
84° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
225Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,768
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Nashville, TN
- 70 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (984 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 43% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to TYS airport
- 75 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,867 ft
- 354 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 121 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+47 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk