Mowbray MountainTN
A town of 1,721 in Tennessee.
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. Mowbray Mountain’s trail network 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.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Mowbray Mountain than in most of Tennessee or the rest of the country
Mowbray Mountain had 25 jobs in 2023, down 52 from 2013. The typical household income locally is $93,000. The top destinations are Chattanooga (57%), Soddy-Daisy (7%) and Nashville (5%). The share of residents in Mowbray Mountain who live below the poverty line: 8%.
| Mowbray Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 12% | 8% |
| 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
Natural hazards: high risk in Mowbray Mountain, mostly inland flooding
69% of Mowbray Mountain’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities. 12 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 2015.
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
College graduates make up 29% of adults 25 and older, against 31% across Tennessee. Among residents in Mowbray Mountain, 22% are 65 or older. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide).
| 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
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 32 miles of trail. Only 9 of the 155 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of conserved land than Mowbray Mountain. Parks and preserves in the town: 2, covering 2,174 acres.
| 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: that is Mowbray Mountain’s year
Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 8 have a lower midsummer high than Mowbray Mountain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 29° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
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
In Mowbray Mountain, just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. The town beats the Tennessee average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 3. Two figures for adults in the town: 27% have been diagnosed with depression, 23% get no exercise outside work.
| 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
Homes in Mowbray Mountain sell for about $620K
For households in Mowbray Mountain, the share who own their home is 89%. In Mowbray Mountain, the typical rent is $927 a month.
| Mowbray Mountain | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $927 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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. The typical home is worth about $390,000, 18% above 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+.