ChewallaTN
The town, settled in 1857, counts 150 residents.
Is Chewalla a good place to live?
50% of households own their home in Chewalla, below both Tennessee’s towns (66%) and U.S. towns (73%). Chewalla has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Chewalla.
The climate in Chewalla brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 30° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Chewalla is
The share of adults in Chewalla who report frequent physical distress: 18%. The town beats the Tennessee average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 46% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 31% have been diagnosed with depression. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Chewalla.
| Chewalla | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chewalla | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.6% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 76.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.9% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Chewalla: earthquakes
FEMA puts a quarter of Chewalla’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 24% to cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Chewalla sits below just over half of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Chewalla once, in 2010.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Chewalla
Moving to Chewalla: who provides what
Chewalla is unincorporated, so McNairy County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Chewalla; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Chewalla residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
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Is Chewalla, TN a good place to live?
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