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New Hope is a tiny town of 862 people in Marion County, Tennessee. It's about 24 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 96 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $775 a month.
862people
$180kTypical home
$775/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 862
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 83 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Nashville, TN
- 24 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,133/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to CHA airport
- 96 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 263 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+56 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk