Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Gruetli-Laager’s subject grades is a B for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. Only 27 of Tennessee’s 291 towns score lower on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 1 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower July high than Gruetli-Laager. Gruetli-Laager's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns. Stagecoach Inn and Stoker-Stampfli Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Gruetli-Laager has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Gruetli-Laager beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Stagecoach Inn| Widest gap | Gruetli-Laager | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.4% | 14.6% |
Where Gruetli-Laager’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Gruetli-Laager is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,810 in 1990, 1,742 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 2 maps from 1895 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gruetli-Laager, 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 Gruetli-Laager.
26% of Gruetli-Laager adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Tennessee town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 34% of adults get no exercise outside work in Gruetli-Laager. Gruetli-Laager beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| Gruetli-Laager | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Gruetli-Laager | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.4% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.6% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 25.5% | 17.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Grundy County school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Memorial ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 317 | B |
| Faith Missionary Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 414 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
The typical Gruetli-Laager home is worth about $184,000, up 1.1% in a year, 44% below the Tennessee typical home. 92% of Gruetli-Laager households own their home, against 66% in Tennessee’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Gruetli-Laager’s median rent is $773 a month.
| Gruetli-Laager | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $773 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Gruetli-Laager for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Gruetli-Laager is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Gruetli-Laager has lost 88 jobs, to 55 in 2023.
| Gruetli-Laager | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gruetli-Laager has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 28° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Gruetli-Laager since 1984.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Gruetli-Laager Recreation Park, at 35 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gruetli-Laager Recreation Park | 0.4 mi | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Gruetli-Laager; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Gruetli-Laager residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
City in Tennessee, United States
Gruetli-Laager ( GROOT-lee LAH-gər) is a city in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gruetli-Laager had a population of 1,742. As its name implies, Gruetli-Laager consists of two communities— Gruetli and Laager— incorporated as a single city.
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2 towns share a border with Gruetli-Laager.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruetli-Laager | — | — | B | — | C− | D− |
| Coalmont | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palmer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gruetli-Laager has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Gruetli-Laager reports no FBI crime data of its own. Coalmont and Palmer aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gruetli-Laager with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.