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Walden is a small town of 1,845 people in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It's about 8 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 102 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $680k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,845people
$680kTypical home
$1,537/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,845
- Part of a metro area
- About 522 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Nashville, TN
- 8 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $680k (≈$4,287/mo)
- Median rent $1,537/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 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
- Above-average violent crime (457 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,008 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to CHA airport
- 86 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,998 ft
- 313 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 444 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 123 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hamilton County: R+13 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk