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Sweetwater is a big small town of 6,532 people in Monroe County, Tennessee. It's about 37 miles from Cleveland, TN and 127 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $619 a month.
6,532people
$178kTypical home
$619/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
228Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,532
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 728 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 37 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,125/mo)
- Median rent $619/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 126 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
- Low violent crime (292 per 100k)
- Low property crime (998 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to TYS airport
- 31 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+67 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk