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South Cleveland is a big small town of 7,452 people in Bradley County, Tennessee. It's about 5 miles from Cleveland, TN and 97 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $938 a month.
7,452people
$233kTypical home
$938/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
228Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,452
- Part of a metro area
- About 530 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 5 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,467/mo)
- Median rent $938/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,060 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 41% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to CHA airport
- 71 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 840 ft
- 293 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 405 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 110 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bradley County: R+59 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate 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.