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Whitwell is a small town of 2,052 people in Marion County, Tennessee. It's about 18 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 92 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $872 a month.
2,052people
$141kTypical home
$872/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,052
- Part of a metro area
- About 585 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Nashville, TN
- 18 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$886/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to CHA airport
- 91 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 324 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 372 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 94 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marion County: R+56 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk