Middle ValleyTN
A town of 12,187.
Is Middle Valley a good place to live?
Middle Valley is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, ranked 38th of 175 in Tennessee, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $95K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns. A typical home there costs about $319K, 4.4 years of the Chattanooga metro’s $72K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. On history, just 22 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. 5% of residents live below the poverty line in Middle Valley, against 14% in Tennessee’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
99% of working residents leave Middle Valley for work
Where Middle Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Middle Valley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Middle Valley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Ruby Falls and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Middle Valley. Close and well known come first.
14 mi WaterfallRuby Falls
25 mi MountainLookout Mountain
9 mi MuseumTennessee Valley Railroad Museum38 mi CaveEllison's Cave
11 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee Aquarium15 mi Theme parkLake WinnepesaukahPhoto credits
Ruby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Middle Valley: who provides what
Middle Valley is unincorporated, so Hamilton 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 Middle Valley.
Middle Valley looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally and sends most of its workers to Chattanooga and beyond.
About two in three of Middle Valley’s working residents commute to Chattanooga
Middle Valley has 510 jobs for its 4,935 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Middle Valley for work: only 1% work in town. 19% of Middle Valley workers work from home. Jobs based in Middle Valley grew to 510 in 2023, 242 more than in 2013.
| Middle Valley | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Middle Valley’s public schools outperform 59% of Tennessee districts
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Valley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 705 | A |
| Loftis Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 550 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Middle Valley’s grade for health is a B+
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 87% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Tennessee is food insecurity: 10% of its 9,181 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.2% statewide.
20% of adults get no exercise outside work in Middle Valley. Middle Valley beats the Tennessee average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 32% of adults have obesity in Middle Valley.
| Middle Valley | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Middle Valley | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 9.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Middle Valley has mild winters and hot summers
Middle Valley has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Middle Valley is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Tennessee overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). Middle Valley’s median age is 45.4 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
| Middle Valley | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.4 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.3 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Middle Valley | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.1% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.9% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.1% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Middle Valley | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chickamauga Wildlife Management Area - Hixson Unit | — | 121 |
| 2. North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit | — | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Middle Valley faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Middle Valley.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Middle Valley
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Middle Valley
About 5 of every 100 Middle Valley residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
About Middle Valley
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Middle Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 11,695 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 9.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Middle Valley’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Middle Valley.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Valley | #38 | B | B− | — | B | B+ |
| Chattanooga | #137 | D | C | D− | B | C |
| Lakesite | — | — | B+ | — | B | B |
| Soddy-Daisy | #66 | C+ | B | — | B | C+ |
Lakesite has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Middle Valley, Lakesite and Soddy-Daisy report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Middle Valley with a neighbor →
Questions about Middle Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Middle Valley, TN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Middle Valley grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #38 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Middle Valley, TN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.