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At B+ overall, Tellico Village is better than 67% of U.S. towns and ranks 30th of 175 in Tennessee. Its best grade is for incomes (A): the median household earns $107K. The catch is walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than four fifths of U.S. towns. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. A typical home there costs about $517K, 7.1 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income. On health, just 29 of Tennessee’s 291 towns do better. Tellico Village's public schools beat just over four fifths of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Tellico Village is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 maps from 1936 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →5,791 counted in 2010 and 7,311 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Ordered by what stands out in Tellico Village.
Tellico Village looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Tennessee (mostly inland flooding) and has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Tennessee.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Tennessee towns, with expected losses of about $777 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Tellico Village since 2018. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 77% come from inland flooding and 9% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 516 in 2013 to 781. 22.8% of workers work from home, against 12.9% across Tennessee.
For most workers, Tellico Village is a place to come home to: only 9% work in town. Tellico Village: 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Tennessee town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 265, to 781. Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles.
| Tellico Village | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 1.9 miles. The trail density for Tellico Village comes to 0.2 miles per square mile, close to Tennessee’s towns (0.2) and below U.S. towns (0.4). This Tennessee town has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.
| Tellico Village | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.7% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Poplar Springs Recreation Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 86% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures. Against the 7,635 U.S. towns with household incomes like Tellico Village’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Of the 176 Tennessee towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Tellico Village. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours locally.
| Tellico Village | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 20% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 56% | 41% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 89% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Tellico Village | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 2.8% | 9.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 19.6% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 4 inches of snow, with January nights at 30° and July afternoons at 88°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 7.1 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 93% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
In Tellico Village, 96% of households live in a home they own. On the market locally: a median 69 days to sell.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tellico Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
26 mi LookoutSunsphere
15 mi CaveCraighead Caverns
8 mi LandmarkFort Loudoun
40 mi MuseumAlcatraz EastGreat Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Craighead Caverns: Brenda, CC BY 2.0 · Fort Loudoun: The original uploader was LMUBill at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tellico Village is unincorporated, so Loudon 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.
Where Tellico Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Tellico Village; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Tellico Village residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Tellico Village is an unincorporated planned community, and census-designated place on the western shore of Tellico Reservoir in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Knoxville. Its population was 5,791 as of the 2010 census and 7,311 at the 2020 census. Tellico Village is the second largest area by population in Loudon County behind Lenoir City. Tellico Village is a planned retirement community. Governmental functions are managed by the Tellico Village Property Owners Association.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Tellico Village grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #30 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $517,000, 56% 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 C+.
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