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A town of 1,296.
Powells Crossroads’ best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Powells Crossroads’ average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 25 minutes in Tennessee’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 15 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Powells Crossroads's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Crossroads Park, at 24 acres. Powells Crossroads has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Powells Crossroads beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Powells Crossroads is from typical.
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Census counts: 918 in 1980, 1,296 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 3 maps from 1936 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Powells Crossroads. Close and well known come first.
14 mi WaterfallRuby Falls
23 mi MountainLookout Mountain37 mi CaveEllison's Cave
15 mi Park & preserveNickajack Cave
13 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee Aquarium
8 mi National Military ParkChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park972K visitors a yearRuby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nickajack Cave: Blueway, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Powells Crossroads, 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 Powells Crossroads.
31% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Powells Crossroads, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 23%. 20% of Powells Crossroads adults smoke cigarettes. Powells Crossroads beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Powells Crossroads | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Powells Crossroads | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.4% of working residents work locally in Powells Crossroads. The top destinations are Chattanooga (45%), Jasper (7%) and Nashville (4%). 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Powells Crossroads.
| Powells Crossroads | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Powells Crossroads home is worth about $233,000, up 1.8% in a year, 29% below the Tennessee typical home.
| Powells Crossroads | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,090 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Powells Crossroads has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Powells Crossroads is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Powells Crossroads’ trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crossroads Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Powells Crossroads
About 4 of every 100 Powells Crossroads residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where Powells Crossroads’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Tennessee, United States
Powells Crossroads is a town in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Powells Crossroads had a population of 1,296. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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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.
