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Soddy-Daisy is a big small town of 13,231 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 14 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 104 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,231people
$257kTypical home
$1,047/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,231
- Part of a metro area
- About 571 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Nashville, TN
- 14 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,618/mo)
- Median rent $1,047/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,354 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to CHA airport
- 76 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 127 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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