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Place dossier plate
SheetTN-TULLAHOMA-TN · Tullahoma, TN 20,672 pop · income 37th pct · 2 tracts
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 Tullahoma
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Tullahoma on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
West Pensacola · lowest
38,641
West Pensacola · lowest
38,641 median HH income
27.1% of the leader · rank #1
Margate · near
60,852
Margate · near
60,852 median HH income
42.7% of the leader · rank #2
Tullahoma · this city
60,855
Tullahoma · this city
60,855 median HH income
42.7% of the leader · rank #3
Hialeah Garde… · near
60,855
Hialeah Garde… · near
60,855 median HH income
42.7% of the leader · rank #4
Boody · near
60,859
Boody · near
60,859 median HH income
42.7% of the leader · rank #5
Houston · near
60,865
Houston · near
60,865 median HH income
42.7% 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 Tullahoma 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: 20,672.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Tullahoma - the verdict
Nationally, Tullahoma sits in the 37th percentile for household income and the 31st percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
37th
percentile, household income
51st
percentile, home value
34th
percentile, median rent
31st
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: Tullahoma, TN
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 20,672 residents in Tullahoma, a small city within Tennessee. The typical household in Tullahoma brings in $60,855 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 13.3%. Home values in Tullahoma run a median of $228,800, and the median resident age is 38.6 years. Educational attainment runs 27.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 56.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 88 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 24% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 2060.5 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, near the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 58.7°F with 60.6 inches of precipitation per year and 2.8 inches of snowfall.
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. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,118 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $218 across Tennessee, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 19.1 minutes, with 83.4% driving alone and 6.4% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. 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 Tullahoma'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 comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility to climate and hazard context to within-city variation to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Tullahoma, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, local building permits, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, within-city Census tract profiles.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Population change
Is Tullahoma growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
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 +885 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 88 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 Tullahoma?
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 2060.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, near the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 10% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Which cities make useful reference points for Tullahoma?
Within Tennessee, the closest population matches are East Ridge (22,034 residents, $55,988 income); Springfield (18,985 residents, $58,741 income); Sevierville (18,105 residents, $55,106 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Forest Lake, MN (20,678 residents); Northfield, MN (20,678 residents); West Pensacola, FL (20,679 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.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
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 Tullahoma?
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 13.3%, 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
$60,855
Home value
$228,800
Value / income
3.8×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Tullahoma?
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 83.4%. The reported mean trip to work is 19.1 minutes.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
6.4%
Drive alone
83.4%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 8,872 workers age 16+.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 58.7°F, with 60.6 inches of precipitation and 2.8 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Tennessee is 52.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
Mean temperature
58.7°F
Annual precipitation
60.6 in
FEMA risk index (state avg)
52.5
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
What does the education layer cover for Tullahoma?
The NCES join finds 10 public schools within the city match. 27.3% 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
10
Bachelor's degree+
27.3%
Poverty estimate
13.3%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Below median income · poverty 13.3% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
91.9 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Tennessee average
D
City profile score · Tullahoma, TN
43/100
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 C-
27.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$60,855
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
13.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime F
391 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Tullahoma profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 78/100 (B+) · 91.9 index
Bachelor's+ share: 53/100 (C-) · 27.3%
Household income: 36/100 (F) · $60,855
Poverty rate: 27/100 (F) · 13.3%
Violent crime: 23/100 (F) · 391 /100k
Where Tullahoma sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Tullahoma'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 - Tullahoma highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Tullahoma, TN (this city): home $228,800, crime 2,061/100k
Forest Lake, MN : home $375,900, crime 1,596/100k
Northfield, MN : home $305,300, crime 1,502/100k
Marquette, MI : home $254,100, crime 697/100k
Montrose, CO : home $359,000, crime 2,451/100k
East Ridge, TN : home $182,500, crime 2,408/100k
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
Shelbyville, TN : home $224,700, crime 2,343/100k
How does Tullahoma compare to other US cities?
Tullahoma measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income37% higher than other cities
Home value51% pricier than other cities
Median rent34% pricier than other cities
Safety31% 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, Tullahoma ranks #114 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 Tullahoma 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 Tullahoma near the bottom of Tennessee's cities
Among the 482 Tennessee cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Tullahoma ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Tullahoma only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#191 of 458
58th percentile in Tennessee
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 482
0th percentile in Tennessee
Median Home Value
#142 of 455
69th percentile in Tennessee
Poverty Rate
#175 of 482
63rd percentile in Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#117 of 482
76th 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
37th percentile nationally for median household income · 31st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Tullahoma's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Tullahoma'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 Tullahoma's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$228,80049th percentilemore affordable than 49% 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
Tullahoma'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
#9,919 of 15,516
More affordable than 36% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#1,750 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 3.8×, Tullahoma sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,919 of 15,516 and #1,750 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
$60,855Tullahoma, TN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Tullahoma, 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 Tullahoma, TN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)27.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)13.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)56.6%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
20,672
Median Income
$60,855
Median Home Value
$228,800
Median Age
38.6
Poverty Rate
13.3%
Labor force participation
56.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
27.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2060.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
391.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1669.2
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.
Climate
Avg Temperature
58.7°F
Annual Precipitation
60.6"
Annual Snowfall
2.8"
Schools
Total Schools
10
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Tullahoma's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
20,394 residents
2021
20,664 residents
2022
20,780 residents
2023
20,988 residents
2024
21,104 residents
2025
21,279 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
88
housing units authorized
Single-Family
79
detached homes
Multifamily
9
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
71
71
0
$13.9M
2020
72
59
13
$19.1M
2021
65
53
12
$18.8M
2022
58
58
0
$19.0M
2023
60
53
7
$18.4M
2024
88
79
9
$29.3M
Permit volume increased 24% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
19.1 minutes
Drive Alone
83.4%
Carpool
7.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.5%
Work from Home
6.4%
Based on 8,872 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 Tullahoma. 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 Tullahoma 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 Tullahoma sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Tullahoma 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, NOAA Climate Normals, 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.