Chattanooga, TN vs Middle Valley, TN

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

MetricChattanooga, TNMiddle Valley, TN
Population185,78312,187
Median Household Income$64,523$95,000
Median Rent$1,256/mo$1,180/mo
Median Home Value$283,200$319,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9292
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.8%18%
Poverty Rate19.1%5%
Unemployment Rate3.6%3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k680194*
Property Crime Rate /100k3,319442*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr237237
Summer Highs89°F89°F
Winter Lows34°F34°F
Snowfall4 in/yr4 in/yr
Avg Commute18.5 min24.4 min
Hospitals5—
Avg Hospital Rating4.3 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.617.2
College Degree Rate36%30.8%
Foreign-Born %8.3%3.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+6.9%-2.1%

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 Middle Valley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.