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Tellico Plains is a small town of 1,146 people in Monroe County, Tennessee. It's about 35 miles from Cleveland, TN and 111 miles from Atlanta, GA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $639 a month.
1,146people
$188kTypical home
$639/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
228Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,146
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 587 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Atlanta, GA
- 35 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $639/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (485 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,442 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to TYS airport
- 35 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 932 ft
- 278 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.