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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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