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Niota is a tiny town of 735 people in McMinn County, Tennessee. It's about 30 miles from Cleveland, TN and 121 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $1k a month.
735people
$156kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 735
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 320 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 30 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" 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
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to TYS airport
- 37 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 968 ft
- 295 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McMinn County: R+64 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk