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Red Bank is a big small town of 12,010 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 4 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 105 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,010people
$269kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,010
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,831 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Nashville, TN
- 4 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 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
- Low violent crime (249 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,241 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 19% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CHA airport
- 88 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+13 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk