Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,963, settled in 1790.
Loudon gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $498K for a typical one, or 6.9 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 35th of 175 in Tennessee. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 84% of the country. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 82% of Tennessee towns. Loudon has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Blair's Ferry Storehouse (Additional Document) and Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Loudon. 19% of residents live below the poverty line in Loudon, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The biggest park or preserve is Loudon Municipal Park, at 75 acres.
Where Loudon beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Loudon Elementary | PK–5 | 702 |
| Ft Loudoun Middle School | 6–8 | 378 |
| Loudon High School | 9–12 | 771 |
Census counts: 832 in 1880, 5,991 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1851 and 4 maps from 1936 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Loudon is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Loudon, 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 Loudon.
Loudon pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, draws workers from Lenoir City and beyond and fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally.
6,560 jobs are based in Loudon, 2.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 19.6 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee.
About one in 5 of Loudon’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Loudon is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Loudon has added 1,029 jobs, to 6,560 in 2023.
| Loudon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its A− for schools comes with an A− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $498K.
Its public schools are run by the Loudon County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Loudon High School, with 771 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudon ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 702 | B− |
| Loudon High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 771 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
At 6.9 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $498K) costs more against local pay than in 92% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living.
The typical Loudon home is worth about $498,000, about the same as a year ago, 51% above the Tennessee typical home. Loudon’s median rent is $879 a month.
| Loudon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $879 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 7,005 U.S. towns with household incomes like Loudon’s, it is less healthy than 67%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Tennessee it is less healthy than 53% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
16% of Loudon adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Loudon beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of Loudon adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Loudon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 23% |
| What stands out | Loudon | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 16.3% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Loudon has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 30° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 15 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 78% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes rose from 50 to 81 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Loudon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Loudon Municipal Park | 0.7 mi | 75 |
| 2. Legion Park | 0.7 mi | 12 |
| 3. Liberty Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Loudon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Loudon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
29 mi LookoutSunsphere
15 mi CaveCraighead Caverns
13 mi LandmarkFort Loudoun
14 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a yearGreat Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Loudon; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Loudon residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
5,381 counted in 2010 and 5,991 in 2020; an estimated 6,963 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 16.1% since 2020, after 11.3% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
9 places in Loudon on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Tennessee, United States
Loudon is a city in and the county seat of Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 6,001 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located in East Tennessee, southwest of Knoxville, on the Tennessee River. Fort Loudoun, the colonial era fort for which the city was named, is located several miles to the south in Monroe County.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Loudon grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #35 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades C− for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Bruce Wilkerson and Mary Wilson Goelet.
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