CoalfieldTN
A town of 2,754, settled in 1871.
Is Coalfield a good place to live?
Coalfield gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $190K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income. It grades C overall, ranked 77th of 175 in Tennessee. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and its schools rank behind 79% of the state's. On the plus side, the median household earns $90K. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 3 of Tennessee’s 232 towns do worse.
99% of working residents leave Coalfield for work
Where Coalfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Coalfield grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Coalfield is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for walkability (better than 1%), so the C overall blends very different results.
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Moving to Coalfield: who provides what
Coalfield is unincorporated, so Morgan 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Coalfield.
Coalfield has homes that are cheap against local pay, looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally and sends most of its workers to Oak Ridge and beyond.
Coalfield’s grade for health is a C−
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 51% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
Among adults 18 to 64 in Coalfield, 9.6% have no health insurance, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. The share of adults in Coalfield who have been diagnosed with depression: 30%. Of 31 CDC measures, Coalfield beats the Tennessee average on 1 and trails it on 5. 42% of adults here have high blood pressure; 41% have obesity.
| Coalfield | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Coalfield | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Coalfield’s grade for schools is a C−
The Morgan County school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Coalfield School, with 505 students. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalfield SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 505 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Most people working in Coalfield commute elsewhere
Coalfield has 74 jobs for its 964 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 33.8 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee.
Commuting out is the norm in Coalfield: 1% of working residents work locally. The town’s typical journey to work stands at 34 minutes, above both Tennessee’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). It had 74 jobs in 2023, down 25 from 2013. Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Coalfield | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Coalfield, mostly inland flooding
Coalfield’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 71 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 53% come from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Tennessee overall
37% of Coalfield adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). In Coalfield, the median age is 41.2 years.
| Coalfield | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.2 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.7 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Coalfield | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.5% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,800, single groups can be off by several points
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Coalfield
A winter brings about 4 inches of snow, with January nights at 29° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Coalfield, 1% of the land is conserved
3.7 miles of trail. In Coalfield, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Coalfield | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Coalfield sells for about $274K at the median
At 2.6 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living.
Among households in Coalfield, 89% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Neyland Stadium and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coalfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
Big draw38 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
8 mi State parkFrozen Head State Park
29 mi LookoutSunsphere
6 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a year
34 mi CaveCraighead CavernsPhoto credits
Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Frozen Head State Park: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 3.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Coalfield
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Coalfield
About 2 of every 100 Coalfield residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Coalfield’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Coalfield.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalfield | #77 | C | A+ | — | C− | C− |
| Oliver Springs | #103 | C− | A | C+ | C+ | D− |
Coalfield reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Coalfield with a neighbor →
Questions about Coalfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coalfield, TN a good place to live?
Coalfield grades C overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #77 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades C− for health and C− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Coalfield, TN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $190,000, 43% below the Tennessee typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.
What is Coalfield, TN known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Sid Hudson and Pat McGlothin.