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Pelham is a tiny town of 704 people in Grundy County, Tennessee. It's about 40 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 71 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $636 a month.
704people
$188kTypical home
$636/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
231Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 704
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 42 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Nashville, TN
- 40 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $636/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (412 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (782 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to CHA airport
- 71 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,188 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.