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Spring City is a small town of 2,358 people in Rhea County, Tennessee. It's about 35 miles from Cleveland, TN and 108 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $781 a month.
2,358people
$167kTypical home
$781/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
228Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,358
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 851 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Nashville, TN
- 35 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,051/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 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
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (487 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to CHA airport
- 50 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 316 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rhea County: R+67 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk