Chattanooga
- City in Tennessee
Chattanooga
- grade B+Overall Grade
- City in Tennessee
- Rating 3.97 out of 5 557 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B minus
- Crime & Safetygrade C minus
- Housinggrade C+
- Nightlifegrade A minus
- Good for Familiesgrade B
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade B
- Cost of Livinggrade B
- Health & Fitnessgrade B
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade A
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$189,500
National
$244,900Median Rent
$958
National
$1,163Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Chattanooga Rankings
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Top Public Schools Serving Chattanooga
- grade A
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts
- Rating 3.97 out of 5 268 reviews
- grade A
STEM School Chattanooga
- Rating 4.35 out of 5 34 reviews
- grade A
Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences (CSAS) - Upper School
- Rating 4.04 out of 5 154 reviews
- grade A minus
Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts
- Rating 2 out of 5 1 review
- grade A minus
East Hamilton School
- Rating 3.66 out of 5 214 reviews
Top Private Schools Near Chattanooga
- grade A+
McCallie School
- Rating 4.63 out of 5 193 reviews
- grade A+
Baylor School
- Rating 4.44 out of 5 150 reviews
- grade A
Girls Preparatory School
- Rating 4.14 out of 5 124 reviews
- grade A
Notre Dame High School
- Rating 4.13 out of 5 104 reviews
- grade A minus
Chattanooga Christian School
- Rating 4.19 out of 5 173 reviews
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C minus
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault1,132national 282.7
- Murder17.7national 6.1
- Rape111.2national 40.7
- Robbery103.6national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary614.9national 500.1
- Theft4,378.1national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft1,140.5national 284
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Working in Chattanooga
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$50,437
National
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Chattanooga Reviews
Rating 3.97 out of 5 557 reviews
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Chattanooga is a very unique city in that you have a wide variety of folk living in and around its limits. Being born and raised in Soddy Daisy, a small country suburb about 30 minutes north of downtown, I would say I am pretty qualified to tell you anything and everything about this place! We are a fairly progressive city for being in the south. We have large hispanic, african american, lgbtq+, and more communities. Chattanooga is great in the fact that you still can get the small town feel, while not being far from the city. There is always something to do whether it is outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking, or swimming in mountain streams or the Tennessee River, or doing things like visiting the aquarium, attending a local sporting event, seeing a museum, or going to a shopping mall. Though I plan to leave soon, Chattanooga will always hold a piece of my heart. I absolutely plan to raise my children here in the future, you should too.
I was born and raised in Chattanooga. It's a great place to grow up and I've seen significant expansion of the downtown area. There is great opportunity for start-up businesses thanks to the city-wide wi-fi and accessibility for local artists to find a platform thanks to many art-focused non-profits. That said, while the central city is very open-minded, the outskirt areas such as Soddy Daisy and Harrison are much more conservative in regards to personal expression. I am originally from Harrison and have seen firsthand the prejudices. This does not delineate the accessibility to open communities provided by groups in the downtown areas, but does cause a lot of conflict on the political level regarding those who get elected into city and county positions of power. I am grateful for the opportunities the city provides but would love to see council-level changes.
I have grown up in Chattanooga but always took it for granted until I went away to college and realized what a cool city it is. It's a happy medium between a booming crowded tourist city like Nashville and a small town with nothing to do. It has the attractions and activities of a huge city, but with a lower cost of living and not as crowded. They have really renovated downtown into something really nice, and there's a lot of waterfront activities. Tons of hiking in the mountains surrounding the city and really nice scenery. Highly recommend for a weekend getaway, a whole vacation, or a relocation if you're looking for a new home!