Tennessee · Census place 68540
Signal Mountain town, TN
Quick answer
Signal Mountain town has 8,861 residents, ranking #72 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $139,714, the median home is worth $482,300 and median gross rent runs $1,843 a month.
- Population
- 8,861Signal Mountain town residents
- Median household income
- $139,714Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $482,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,843Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Signal Mountain town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Signal Mountain town median would spend about 15.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.6% of residents and 89.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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