East ClevelandTN
1,934 people live in this town in Tennessee.
Is East Cleveland a good place to live?
The best of East Cleveland’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and schools; the weakest is a D− for health. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in East Cleveland, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On health, just 10 of Tennessee’s 291 towns do worse. East Cleveland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How East Cleveland grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far East Cleveland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes East Cleveland stand out
Where East Cleveland beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | East Cleveland | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26.8% | 16.2% |
100% of working residents leave East Cleveland for work
Where East Cleveland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Cleveland.
East Cleveland stands out in Tennessee and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent mental distress
Among adults in East Cleveland, 17% have diabetes. This Tennessee town does better than the Tennessee average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 21.
| East Cleveland | Typical Tennessee town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 20% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | East Cleveland | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.3% | 8.2% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26.8% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in East Cleveland, with inland flooding at the top
Federal disaster aid has reached households in East Cleveland once, in 2020. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 80% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 34% come from inland flooding and 24% from earthquakes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of working residents in East Cleveland work locally than in the typical Tennessee or U.S. town
Jobs based in East Cleveland fell to 162 in 2024, 45 fewer than in 2014. The town’s typical household income works out to $49,000. Half commute less than 17 miles. The top destinations are Cleveland (35%), Chattanooga (21%) and Nashville (4%).
| East Cleveland | Typical Tennessee town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 12% | 7.9% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in East Cleveland
A winter brings about 1 inches of snow, with January nights at 30° and July afternoons at 89°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in East Cleveland sell for about $200K
For households in East Cleveland, the share who live in a home they own is 35%. The rent at the middle of the market here is $911 a month.
| East Cleveland | Typical Tennessee town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 35% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $911 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Cleveland
Moving to East Cleveland: who provides what
East Cleveland is unincorporated, so Bradley 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
4 within 15 miles of the center of East Cleveland
About 1 of every 100 East Cleveland residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About East Cleveland
CDP in Tennessee, United States
East Cleveland is a census-designated place (CDP) and community in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. As indicated by its name, it is located directly east of the city limits of Cleveland, and is also considered one of the major divisions of the city. The population was 1,725 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 968 ft
East Cleveland’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with East Cleveland.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Cleveland | — | — | A− | — | A− | D− |
| Cleveland | #150 | D | C | D | C+ | C− |
| Wildwood Lake | #79 | C | B | — | A− | D |
East Cleveland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Cleveland and Wildwood Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Cleveland with a neighbor →
Questions about East Cleveland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Cleveland, TN a good place to live?
1,934 people live in this town in Tennessee.
Is East Cleveland, TN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $124,000, 62% 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−.
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