Tellico Plains is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Tellico Plains, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Tellico Plains have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 35 of every 100 people in Tellico Plains
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Tellico Plains changed by −13%. The population is about 778 (2025 Census estimate). Across TN, 31 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 18. Owners make up 74 in 100 households (TN: 67).
Median age 34.7 (TN 38.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 29 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Tellico Plains says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Tellico Plains
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Tellico Plains’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Tellico Plains or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Tellico Plains in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.