Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Chapel Hill’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B+ for history; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Chapel Hill’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Tennessee town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Its National Register listings include Nathan Bedford Forrest Boyhood Home and Swaim House. Chapel Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Chapel Hill beats most towns.
1,445 counted in 2010 and 1,717 in 2020; an estimated 1,905 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Chapel Hill is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 112 in 1880, 1,717 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1820 and 4 maps from 1936 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Chapel Hill since 2010.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Marshall County school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Forrest School, with 788 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 563 | A |
| Forrest SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 788 | B+ |
| Delk-Henson Intermediate SchoolTop results in townGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 422 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Chapel Hill has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Chapel Hill’s July high is 90°F, against 89°F in Tennessee’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Chapel Hill for work: only 4% work in town. 4.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Chapel Hill. Since 2013, Chapel Hill has added 325 jobs, to 760 in 2023.
| Chapel Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Chapel Hill home is worth about $382,000, down 0.7% in a year, 15% above the Tennessee typical home. 86% of Chapel Hill households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Chapel Hill beats the Tennessee average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Chapel Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Chapel Hill | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 7.4% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The violent crime rate in Chapel Hill is 1 per 1,000 residents.
| Chapel Hill | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.8 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Henry Horton State Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Chapel Hill; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Chapel Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
5 notable people were born in Chapel Hill.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Chapel Hill is a town in northeastern Marshall County, Tennessee, United States. The town was named after Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by settlers from that area. The population was 1,717 as of the 2020 census.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 5.4 years of the area's median household income ($71,049 across the Lewisburg, TN area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
5 notable people were born here, including Nathan Bedford Forrest and Grady Martin.
