Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Red Bank is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, ranked 76th of 175 in Tennessee, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 70% of the country. Expect to pay for it: the typical home is worth about $304K, 4.2 years of the Chattanooga metro’s $72K median household income. 14% of residents are under 18 in Red Bank, below both Tennessee’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). The biggest place to walk is Stringer's Ridge Preserve, 27 acres with 1.8 miles of trail. Red Bank's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns.
2.2% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Red Bank is from typical.
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Census counts: 10,777 in 1960, 11,899 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1936 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Red Bank. Close and well known come first.
7 mi WaterfallRuby Falls
18 mi MountainLookout Mountain
4 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee Aquarium
6 mi MuseumTennessee Valley Railroad Museum
4 mi MuseumHunter Museum of American Art31 mi CaveEllison's CaveRuby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: TVSRR at English Wikipedia. Photo by Jason Trew /TVSRR, Public domain · Hunter Museum of American Art: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Red Bank, 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 Red Bank.
Red Bank fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of Tennessee.
4.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail density in Red Bank is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Red Bank | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stringer's Ridge Preserve | 1.8 mi | 27 |
| 2. White Oak Park | 0.1 mi | 24 |
| 3. Red Bank City Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Hamilton County school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Red Bank High School, with 772 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bank Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 533 | C− |
| Red Bank High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 772 | C+ |
| Alpine Crest Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 302 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 5,469 working residents takes 18.9 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee. Jobs based here grew from 1,609 in 2013 to 2,154.
Most working residents leave Red Bank for work: only 3% work in town. Red Bank’s average trip to work is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Red Bank has added 545 jobs, to 2,154 in 2023.
| Red Bank | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 12% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 9,728 U.S. towns with household incomes like Red Bank’s, it is healthier than 91%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Red Bank. Red Bank beats the Tennessee average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.8% of adults have diabetes in Red Bank.
| Red Bank | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Red Bank | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.8% | 13.6% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 19.3% | 26.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 71.4% | 76.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 69 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Red Bank.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 25.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 53% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 206 to 161 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Red Bank has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 31° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
56% of Red Bank households own their home. The typical Red Bank home is worth about $304,000, down 2% in a year, 8% below the Tennessee typical home.
| Red Bank | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,283 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Red Bank
About 7 of every 100 Red Bank residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Where Red Bank’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Tennessee, United States
Red Bank is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 11,899 at the 2020 census. Red Bank is an enclave, being entirely surrounded by the city limits of Chattanooga. Red Bank is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Red Bank grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #76 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B+ for health, C for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
