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Signal Mountain is a big small town of 8,860 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 8 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 102 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $544k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,860people
$544kTypical home
$1,553/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,860
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,059 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Nashville, TN
- 8 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $544k (≈$3,432/mo)
- Median rent $1,553/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 124 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
- Very low violent crime (93 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (553 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CHA airport
- 89 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,880 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 417 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
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.