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Powells Crossroads is a small town of 1,498 people in Marion County, Tennessee. It's about 16 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 94 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,498people
$188kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
231Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,498
- Part of a metro area
- About 306 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Nashville, TN
- 16 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,184/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 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 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to CHA airport
- 93 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 686 ft
- 322 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 102 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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