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Viola is a tiny town of 144 people in Warren County, Tennessee. It's about 48 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 61 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $827 a month.
144people
$263kTypical home
$827/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 144
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 296 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Nashville, TN
- 48 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (949 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CHA airport
- 61 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 348 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+56 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low 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.