Sweetwater, TN
Census place 4772540 · pop 6,532
Sales & income are statewide.
The breakdown — worst first
U.S. median 14.6% · worse than most cities
22.5% of adults · Share of adults who currently smoke.
U.S. median 17.4% · worse than most cities
21.2% of adults · Adults reporting frequent poor mental health (14+ days a month).
U.S. median $67,857 · worse than most cities
$45,451 median household income · Median household income — a proxy for local economic health.
U.S. median 26.5% · worse than most cities
33.8% of adults · Adults with no leisure-time physical activity.
U.S. median 24.3% · worse than most cities
18.7% have a bachelor's degree or higher · Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
U.S. median 36.5% · worse than most cities
39.6% of adults · Share of adults with obesity (BMI ≥ 30).
U.S. median 90.0% · worse than most cities
87.5% of homes have broadband · Share of households with a broadband internet subscription.
U.S. median 9.3% · worse than most cities
13.5% of adults · Adults 18–64 without health insurance.
U.S. median 67.2% · worse than most cities
55.1% own their home · Share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied.
U.S. median 3.6% · worse than most cities
4.3% unemployment · Share of the labor force out of work. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 12.1% · worse than most cities
14.6% live in poverty · Share of residents living below the federal poverty line.
U.S. median 0.43 · better than most cities
Gini 0.43 (0 = equal, 1 = unequal) · Gini index of household income (0 = equal, 1 = unequal).
U.S. median 24 min · better than most cities
20 min average one-way commute · Average one-way commute to work, in minutes.
U.S. median $214,900 · better than most cities
$178,400 median home value · Median home value — how expensive it is to buy in. Higher = less affordable.
U.S. median +2.4% · better than most cities
+11.2% population change (5yr) · 5-year population change — are people moving in, or fleeing?
U.S. median 1 days · better than most cities
0 unhealthy-air days per year · Days per year with unhealthy air (AQI above 100). Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 77/100 · better than most cities
57/100 FEMA risk (higher = riskier) · FEMA National Risk Index — wildfire, flood, earthquake, heat and more. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
U.S. median 0.99% · better than most cities
0.53% of home value paid in property tax · Median real-estate taxes paid as a share of home value.
U.S. median 42 AQI · better than most cities
32 median AQI · Median air quality index — lower is cleaner air. Published by county, not city — every city in the county shares this figure.
Not measured for Sweetwater: Crime, Property crime, Rent. Not every public source covers every city — EPA air monitors and Zillow rent only reach some places, and national crime data is still being added.
Frequently asked
- Is Sweetwater, TN a good place to live?
- By the numbers, Sweetwater scores 45/100 — a D− (Rough) on Shcity, which ranks U.S. cities on public data across 19 metrics like crime, cost, jobs and health. Its strongest area is air quality (aqi) and its weakest is adult smoking. Tennessee overall ranks #32 of 50 states. Whether it's "good" depends on what you value — re-weight the factors to score it your way.
- Is Sweetwater, TN expensive to live in?
- Sweetwater has a median home value of $178,400 — more affordable than most U.S. cities.
- What's the biggest downside of living in Sweetwater, TN?
- Its weakest measured area is adult smoking (22.5%) — 2/100, worse than most U.S. cities.
- What is Sweetwater, TN best at?
- Its strongest measured area is air quality (aqi) (32 AQI) — 92/100, better than most U.S. cities. (A county-level figure.)
Sources: U.S. Census (ACS), CDC PLACES, FBI Crime Data Explorer, BLS, EPA AirData, FEMA National Risk Index, and Zillow.