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Place dossier plate
SheetTN-EAST-RIDGE-TN · East Ridge, TN 22,034 pop · income 29th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around East Ridge
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest East Ridge on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Shelbyville · lowest
52,290
Shelbyville · lowest
52,290 median HH income
36.7% of the leader · rank #1
Gamewell · near
55,977
Gamewell · near
55,977 median HH income
39.3% of the leader · rank #2
East Ridge · this city
55,988
East Ridge · this city
55,988 median HH income
39.3% of the leader · rank #3
Caddo Valley · near
56,000
Caddo Valley · near
56,000 median HH income
39.3% of the leader · rank #4
Twentynine Pa… · near
56,000
Twentynine Pa… · near
56,000 median HH income
39.3% of the leader · rank #5
Beacon · near
56,000
Beacon · near
56,000 median HH income
39.3% of the leader · rank #6
Farragut · highest
142,402
Farragut · highest
142,402 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for East Ridge on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 22,034.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
East Ridge - the verdict
Nationally, East Ridge sits in the 29th percentile for household income and the 24th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
29th
percentile, household income
37th
percentile, home value
34th
percentile, median rent
24th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: East Ridge, TN
Tennessee's East Ridge is a small city, with 22,034 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in East Ridge brings in $55,988 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 11.0%. Typical homes in East Ridge are valued around $182,500, and the median resident age is 36.8 years. About 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 63.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 48 residential building permits were authorized in East Ridge (Growing), up 7% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2407.9 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Tennessee run below the national norm: the state registers 91.9 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,118 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $218 across Tennessee, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 52.5 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of East Ridge's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to reported crime to work and mobility to comparison shortlist to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For East Ridge, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is East Ridge growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -288 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 48 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What can the FBI record say about safety in East Ridge?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2407.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 6% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
What does the journey to work look like in East Ridge?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 72.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for East Ridge?
Within Tennessee, the closest population matches are Tullahoma (20,672 residents, $60,855 income); Shelbyville (24,125 residents, $52,290 income); Farragut (24,309 residents, $142,402 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Hastings, MN (22,050 residents); Chambersburg, PA (22,051 residents); Columbia Heights, MN (22,016 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in East Ridge?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 11.0%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$55,988
Home value
$182,500
Value / income
3.3×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
Below median income · poverty 11.0% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
91.9 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Tennessee average
D
City profile score · East Ridge, TN
41/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B+
91.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share D
23.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
11.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$55,988
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
411 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
East Ridge profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 78/100 (B+) · 91.9 index
Bachelor's+ share: 43/100 (D) · 23.1%
Poverty rate: 36/100 (F) · 11.0%
Household income: 29/100 (F) · $55,988
Violent crime: 21/100 (F) · 411 /100k
Where East Ridge sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
East Ridge's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - East Ridge highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
East Ridge, TN (this city): home $182,500, crime 2,408/100k
Hastings, MN : home $294,100, crime 1,113/100k
Chambersburg, PA : home $196,200, crime 2,218/100k
Columbia Heights, MN : home $259,900, crime 2,506/100k
Oxford, AL : home $164,700, crime 2,804/100k
Tullahoma, TN : home $228,800, crime 2,061/100k
Shelbyville, TN : home $224,700, crime 2,343/100k
Springfield, TN : home $235,200, crime 1,308/100k
Sevierville, TN : home $264,000, crime 3,611/100k
Goodlettsville, TN : home $355,000, crime 1,022/100k
How does East Ridge compare to other US cities?
Here's how East Ridge stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income29% higher than other cities
Home value37% pricier than other cities
Median rent34% pricier than other cities
Safety24% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Tennessee and the picture shifts: East Ridge ranks #127 of 174 Tennessee cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares East Ridge against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Tennessee only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Tennessee-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places East Ridge near the bottom of Tennessee's cities
Among the 482 Tennessee cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, East Ridge ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares East Ridge only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#235 of 458
49th percentile in Tennessee
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 482
0th percentile in Tennessee
Median Home Value
#218 of 455
52nd percentile in Tennessee
Poverty Rate
#222 of 482
54th percentile in Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#146 of 482
70th percentile in Tennessee
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Tennessee only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
29th percentile nationally for median household income · 24th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
East Ridge's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
East Ridge's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How East Ridge's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$182,500Among the most affordablemore affordable than 63% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
East Ridge's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,946 of 15,516
More affordable than 49% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,245 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.3×, East Ridge sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,946 of 15,516 and #1,245 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$55,988East Ridge, TN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context East Ridge, TN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for East Ridge, TN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)11.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)63.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
22,034
Median Income
$55,988
Median Home Value
$182,500
Median Age
36.8
Poverty Rate
11.0%
Labor force participation
63.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.1%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2407.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
411.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1996.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
East Ridge's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
22,209 residents
2021
22,093 residents
2022
21,980 residents
2023
22,021 residents
2024
22,043 residents
2025
21,921 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Growing
Total Permits (2024)
48
housing units authorized
Single-Family
48
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
2.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
45
45
0
$5.9M
2020
19
19
0
$2.7M
2021
16
0
16
$1.3M
2022
44
28
16
$10.9M
2023
40
40
0
$7.4M
2024
48
48
0
$13.1M
Permit volume increased 7% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
72.4%
Carpool
10.7%
Public Transit
0.5%
Walk
2.4%
Work from Home
12.2%
Other
1.8%
Based on 11,323 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Tennessee statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $218
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Tennessee at $218 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Tennessee statewide averages, not a meter reading for East Ridge. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Tennessee's BEA cost-of-living index is 91.9 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around East Ridge is $1,118/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Tennessee statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 52.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Tennessee statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county East Ridge sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How East Ridge compares to similar-size Tennessee cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.