Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,662, settled in 1970.
Lookout Mountain’s best subject grades are an A+ for safety and an A for health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 86% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lookout Mountain, above both Georgia’s towns (25%) and U.S. towns (29%). On safety, just 2 of Georgia’s 152 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Lookout Mountain is home to Covenant College. Lookout Mountain has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lookout Mountain beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Lookout Mountain | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 17.7% |
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Covenant College | 928 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Lookout Mountain is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,538 in 1970, 1,641 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1936 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lookout Mountain. Close and well known come first.
7 mi MountainLookout Mountain
4 mi WaterfallRuby Falls21 mi CaveEllison's Cave
in town National Military ParkChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park972K visitors a year7 mi Theme parkLake Winnepesaukah
7 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee AquariumLookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lookout Mountain, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Lookout Mountain.
Its public schools are run by the Walker County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 294 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
At 1.8 per 1,000 residents, Lookout Mountain’s property crime rate is where Georgia’s towns sit at 14.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9. The violent crime rate in Lookout Mountain is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Lookout Mountain | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
7.3% of adults worry about having enough food in Lookout Mountain. Lookout Mountain beats the Georgia average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Lookout Mountain.
| Lookout Mountain | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 22% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 39% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Lookout Mountain | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 17.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.1% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Lookout Mountain home is worth about $473,000, up 4.8% in a year, 44% above the Georgia typical home. 84% of Lookout Mountain households own their home.
| Lookout Mountain | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,213 a month | $1,154 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lookout Mountain has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Lookout Mountain’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 2 of the 264 Georgia towns we compare have a higher median household income than Lookout Mountain. Since 2013, Lookout Mountain has added 103 jobs, to 422 in 2023. Among 264 Georgia towns, just 5 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Lookout Mountain.
| Lookout Mountain | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $158,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 9.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Lookout Mountain | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
6 within 15 miles of the center of Lookout Mountain
About 3 of every 100 Lookout Mountain residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
3 places in Lookout Mountain on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Georgia, United States
Lookout Mountain is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. Bordering its sister town of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, Lookout Mountain is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,641 at the 2020 census. The city is located on Lookout Mountain, home to such attractions as Rock City. This city is often named as home to Covenant College, but the college is actually across the county line in Dade County.
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One town shares a border with Lookout Mountain.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 6.6 years of the area's median household income ($72,161 across the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
