Alcoa, TN vs Powell, TN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAlcoa, TNPowell, TN
Population12,22213,739
Median Household Income$65,714$82,434
Median Rent$1,282/mo$1,276/mo
Median Home Value$277,100$299,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.4%47%
Poverty Rate12.9%4.1%
Unemployment Rate3% (county)3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k397168*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,220720*
Median AQI4446
Good AQI Days /yr261230
Summer Highs87°F87°F
Winter Lows32°F28°F
Snowfall5 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute23.8 min24.7 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher14.915.8
College Degree Rate34.1%30.6%
Foreign-Born %9.9%5.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+24.6%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Powell (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.