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Place dossier plate
SheetTN-LOUDON-TN · Loudon, TN 6,235 pop · income 33rd 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 Loudon
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Loudon on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Crystal City · lowest
38,598
Crystal City · lowest
38,598 median HH income
39.7% of the leader · rank #1
Wellington · near
58,807
Wellington · near
58,807 median HH income
60.5% of the leader · rank #2
Glasco · near
58,808
Glasco · near
58,808 median HH income
60.5% of the leader · rank #3
Loudon · this city
58,810
Loudon · this city
58,810 median HH income
60.5% of the leader · rank #4
Hallowell · near
58,811
Hallowell · near
58,811 median HH income
60.5% of the leader · rank #5
Covington · near
58,814
Covington · near
58,814 median HH income
60.5% of the leader · rank #6
Fairfield Pla… · highest
97,133
Fairfield Pla… · highest
97,133 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 Loudon 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: 6,235.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Loudon - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Loudon lands in the 33rd percentile for household income and the 77th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
33rd
percentile, household income
49th
percentile, home value
34th
percentile, median rent
77th
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: Loudon, TN
6,235 people live in Loudon, Tennessee - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Loudon report a median income of $58,810 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 11.8%. Loudon's housing stock carries a median value of $220,900, and the median resident age is 39.8 years. 17.6% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 53.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 112 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 100% from five years earlier. Loudon reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 698.1 in FBI UCR data, below 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: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Tennessee scores 91.9 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. 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. Workers in Loudon report an average commute of 18.6 minutes, with 82.9% driving alone and 6.5% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 52.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Loudon'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 comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility to population change to reported crime to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Loudon, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Loudon?
Within Tennessee, the closest population matches are Pigeon Forge (6,345 residents, $53,839 income); Henderson (6,349 residents, $57,727 income); Jonesborough (6,056 residents, $63,155 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Sidney, MT (6,235 residents); Brookville, OH (6,234 residents); Willows, CA (6,239 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.
How far does income reach against housing in Loudon?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 11.8%, 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.
What does the journey to work look like in Loudon?
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 82.9%. The reported mean trip to work is 18.6 minutes.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +933 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +15.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 112 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
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.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Loudon?
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 698.1 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 69% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
538.1
Violent rate
160.0
Total reported rate
698.1
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 17.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
4
Bachelor's degree+
17.6%
Poverty estimate
11.8%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Below median income · poverty 11.8% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
91.9 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Tennessee average
D
City profile score · Loudon, TN
46/100
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.
Violent crime C
160 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$58,810
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
11.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
17.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Loudon profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 78/100 (B+) · 91.9 index
Violent crime: 56/100 (C) · 160 /100k
Household income: 33/100 (F) · $58,810
Poverty rate: 33/100 (F) · 11.8%
Bachelor's+ share: 27/100 (F) · 17.6%
Where Loudon sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Loudon'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 - Loudon highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Loudon, TN (this city): home $220,900, crime 698/100k
Sidney, MT : home $249,100, crime 1,161/100k
Brookville, OH : home $170,900, crime 950/100k
Princeton, KY : home $89,700, crime 1,733/100k
Pigeon Forge, TN : home $258,700, crime 3,957/100k
Henderson, TN : home $130,100, crime 776/100k
Jonesborough, TN : home $247,900, crime 1,481/100k
Kingston, TN : home $204,200, crime 428/100k
Harriman, TN : home $162,500, crime 4,067/100k
Munford, TN : home $234,600, crime 1,072/100k
How does Loudon compare to other US cities?
Where Loudon sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income33% higher than other cities
Home value49% pricier than other cities
Median rent34% pricier than other cities
Safety77% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Tennessee alone, Loudon ranks #28 of 174 Tennessee cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Loudon 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 Loudon near the bottom of Tennessee's cities
Among the 482 Tennessee cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Loudon ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Loudon only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#209 of 458
54th percentile in Tennessee
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 482
0th percentile in Tennessee
Median Home Value
#150 of 455
67th percentile in Tennessee
Poverty Rate
#208 of 482
56th percentile in Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#223 of 482
53rd 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
33rd percentile nationally for median household income · 77th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Loudon's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Loudon'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 Loudon's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$220,900Among the most affordablemore affordable than 51% 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
Loudon's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#9,902 of 15,516
More affordable than 36% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#7,847 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.8×, Loudon sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,902 of 15,516 and #7,847 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
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
$58,810Loudon, TN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Loudon, 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 Loudon, TN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)17.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)11.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)53.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,235
Median Income
$58,810
Median Home Value
$220,900
Median Age
39.8
Poverty Rate
11.8%
Labor force participation
53.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
17.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
698.1
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
160.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
538.1
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.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Loudon's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
6,030 residents
2021
6,281 residents
2022
6,335 residents
2023
6,565 residents
2024
6,846 residents
2025
6,963 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
112
housing units authorized
Single-Family
109
detached homes
Multifamily
3
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
18
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
56
56
0
$9.3M
2020
85
85
0
$12.3M
2021
82
82
0
$20.3M
2022
121
121
0
$38.7M
2023
132
122
10
$37.0M
2024
112
109
3
$38.6M
Permit volume increased 100% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
18.6 minutes
Drive Alone
82.9%
Carpool
9.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
6.5%
Other
0.7%
Based on 2,666 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 Loudon. 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 Loudon 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 Loudon sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Loudon 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, NCES CCD, 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.