Middle ValleyTN
A town of 12,187 in Tennessee.
Is Middle Valley a good place to live?
A strong record with one exception. Its strongest subject is incomes: the median household earns $95K. Overall, Middle Valley earns a B: better than nearly three fifths of U.S. towns, and 38th of 175 in Tennessee. It also does well on health: it is healthier than two thirds of U.S. towns. Homes run about $319K for a typical one, 4.4 times the Chattanooga metro’s $72K median household income. What counts against it is walkability (D). 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.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Middle Valley: 5% of residents live below the poverty line, against 14% in Tennessee’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. It had 510 jobs in 2023, up 242 from 2013. Nearly a fifth of workers work remotely from home locally.
| Middle Valley | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| 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
Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Hamilton County school district. 3 public schools serve Middle Valley, with 1,672 students in all.
| 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.
In Middle Valley, 32% of adults have obesity. Middle Valley: 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 23%.
| 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
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Middle Valley’s year
Its typical July afternoon high comes in at 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are less common in Middle Valley than in Tennessee
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). For residents in Middle Valley, the share who are under 18 is 20%. 31% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 31% across Tennessee. The town’s midpoint age comes in at 45.4 years.
| 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
Conserved land covers 4.6% of Middle Valley
1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Middle Valley’s trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| 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
On expected storm and flood damage, Middle Valley sits above 62% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Middle Valley break down as 56% from inland flooding and 26% from tornadoes. Also worth knowing: 22 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Middle Valley sells for about $380K at the median
A home in Middle Valley typically sold within 36 days of listing. Among households here, 84% own their home. In Middle Valley, the typical rent is $1,180 a month.
| Middle Valley | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,180 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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?
The typical home is worth about $319,000, 3% 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 B−.