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South Pittsburg is a small town of 3,013 people in Marion County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 94 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $748 a month.
3,013people
$187kTypical home
$748/moRent
86° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
231Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,013
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 367 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,180/mo)
- Median rent $748/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (302 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (240 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to CHA airport
- 94 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.