Loudon
Tennessee

What stands out

If you had to describe Loudon County in numbers, start here: population growth is among the fastest growing in America (+4.0% a year), the property tax rate is in the bottom 6% of American counties (0.42%), and the median home price is in the top 10% of American counties ($451K). Within Tennessee it ranks 1st of 95 counties for population growth.

Where you are

You live in Loudon County, Tennessee. 55,507 people live here with you. The population grew 4.0% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +2,507).

Tennessee has no income tax on wages, and its tax on interest and dividends was fully repealed in 2021. It has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the country and taxes groceries at a reduced rate. Nashville and the surrounding counties have had a decade of rapid growth and price increases; the rest of the state remains inexpensive. There is no estate or inheritance tax.

Money

The typical household here brings in $75,008 a year, higher than 82% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $54,420. Unemployment runs 3.2%, lower than 56% of American counties. 10% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 21 minutes each way.

Tennessee has no state income tax, so none of that goes to the state.

Home

The median home costs $451K, pricier than 90% of American counties, about 3.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $902 a month. Property tax is 0.42% of home value, roughly $1,112 a year on that median home, lower than 94% of American counties. 82% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 58% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 30 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 76.2 years, longer than 54% of American counties. There are 87 active physicians in the county, about 15.7 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 11.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.12 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 71% of American counties. 88% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 53 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 72% of eligible voters turned out. Under Tennessee law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is illegal.

Weather and risk

The year averages 60°F, highs near 70 and lows near 49, warmer than 66% of American counties. About 49 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 46 out of 100, safer than 54% of American counties; the county has had 20 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 264 Mbps down, faster than 81% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.