Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,044, settled in 1867.
Lookout Mountain’s best subject grades are an A+ for health and incomes and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 87% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lookout Mountain, above both the Tennessee town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town in Tennessee scores higher than Lookout Mountain on health. On civic life, just 14 of Tennessee’s 232 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, at 57 acres. Lookout Mountain has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lookout Mountain beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Lookout Mountain | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 3.2% | 16.2% |
1,832 counted in 2010 and 2,058 in 2020; an estimated 2,044 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 Lookout Mountain is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 452 in 1900, 2,058 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1818 and 5 maps from 1936 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lookout Mountain. Close and well known come first.
2 mi WaterfallRuby Falls
9 mi MountainLookout Mountain
in town National Military ParkChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park972K visitors a year
5 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee Aquarium23 mi CaveEllison's Cave6 mi Theme parkLake WinnepesaukahRuby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lookout Mountain, 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 Lookout Mountain.
The typical Lookout Mountain home is worth about $1,081,000, up 6.5% in a year, 3 times the Tennessee typical home. 95% of Lookout Mountain households own their home, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 66% and U.S. towns at 73%. Lookout Mountain’s median rent is $1,428 a month.
| Lookout Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,428 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 215 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
6.5% of adults smoke cigarettes in Lookout Mountain. No town among the 177 in Tennessee we compare has a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Lookout Mountain. 15% of adults binge drink in Lookout Mountain.
| Lookout Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 20% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lookout Mountain | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 3.2% | 16.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.1% | 14.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in Lookout Mountain is $201,000. Only 4 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Lookout Mountain. The average trip to work in Lookout Mountain is 19 minutes.
| Lookout Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $201,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lookout Mountain has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 31° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lookout Mountain's reported crime rate is well below Tennessee's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2023.
| Lookout Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 6.4 per 1,000 residents | 16.3 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 3.3 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Lookout Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park | 0.6 mi | 57 |
| 2. Point Park | 0.2 mi | 6 |
| 3. Spiritualist Campground - Natural Bridge | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
6 within 15 miles of the center of Lookout Mountain
About 5 of every 100 Lookout Mountain residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where Lookout Mountain’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Tennessee, United States
Lookout Mountain is a town in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2020 census. Bordering its sister city of Lookout Mountain, Georgia to the south, Lookout Mountain is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2 towns share a border with Lookout Mountain.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | — | — | D | — | B | A+ |
| Chattanooga | #137 | D | C | D− | B | C |
Lookout Mountain has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lookout Mountain reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lookout Mountain with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 15 years of the area's median household income ($72,161 across the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
2 notable people were born here, including Frank Walker Caldwell and William Potter Ross.
