Mowbray MountainTN
A town of 1,721.
Is Mowbray Mountain a good place to live?
Mowbray Mountain’s best subject grade is an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 10 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. Homes are within reach, about $390K for a typical one, or 5.4 years of the Chattanooga metro’s $72K median household income. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mowbray Mountain. Mowbray Mountain’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Tennessee’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 2 of Tennessee’s 292 towns score higher on the outdoors. The biggest place to walk is North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park, 1,137 acres with 8.6 miles of trail. Mowbray Mountain has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Mowbray Mountain for work
Where Mowbray Mountain’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Mowbray Mountain grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Mowbray Mountain is from typical.
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Moving to Mowbray Mountain: who provides what
Mowbray Mountain 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 Mowbray Mountain.
More than half of Mowbray Mountain’s working residents commute to Chattanooga
Most working residents leave Mowbray Mountain for work: only 0% work in town. At $93,000, Mowbray Mountain’s median household income is above both Tennessee’s towns ($61,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in Mowbray Mountain fell to 25 in 2023, 52 fewer than in 2013.
| Mowbray Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $93,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Mowbray Mountain
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 2015, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mowbray Mountain.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Mowbray Mountain, the median age runs higher than in the typical Tennessee or U.S. town
Mowbray Mountain’s median age is 53 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide). 22% of Mowbray Mountain residents are 65 or older.
| Mowbray Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Mowbray Mountain | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.9% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 27.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.1% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Conserved land covers 17% of Mowbray Mountain
32 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 155 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of conserved land than Mowbray Mountain.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Soddy Creek Resource Management Area | 11.3 mi | 1,037 |
| 2. North Chickamauga Creek Gorge State Park | 8.6 mi | 1,137 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mild winters and pleasant summers in Mowbray Mountain
Mowbray Mountain has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 8 have a lower July high than Mowbray Mountain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Mowbray Mountain is less healthy than 62% of U.S. towns
Mowbray Mountain beats the Tennessee average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Mowbray Mountain.
| Mowbray Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mowbray Mountain | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7% | 9.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ruby Falls and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mowbray Mountain. Close and well known come first.
19 mi WaterfallRuby Falls
30 mi MountainLookout Mountain
14 mi MuseumTennessee Valley Railroad Museum
16 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee Aquarium21 mi Theme parkLake Winnepesaukah
13 mi National Military ParkChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park972K visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Mowbray Mountain
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mowbray Mountain
About 1 of every 100 Mowbray Mountain residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Mowbray Mountain
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Mowbray Mountain is a census-designated place in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 1,705 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,615 as of the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 20 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,644 ft
Mowbray Mountain’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Mowbray Mountain.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowbray Mountain | — | — | B+ | — | B | C+ |
| Flat Top Mountain | — | — | D | — | B | C+ |
| Soddy-Daisy | #66 | C+ | B | — | B | C+ |
| Falling Water | — | — | B | — | B | B+ |
Mowbray Mountain, Flat Top Mountain and Falling Water have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Mowbray Mountain, Flat Top Mountain, Soddy-Daisy and Falling Water report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Mowbray Mountain with a neighbor →
Questions about Mowbray Mountain
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mowbray Mountain, TN expensive?
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 B+.