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Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, in Hamilton county, is 4 miles SW of Chattanooga, Tennessee (center to center) and 102 miles NW of Atlanta, Georgia. The people of the town are in the Chattanooga metropolitan area. Lookout Mountain has a population of 2,000.
In Lookout Mountain, about 74% of adults are married. There's no shortage of married couples in Lookout Mountain.
In 2000, Lookout Mountain had a median family income of $121,037. Lookout Mountain is full of successful families and individuals. The town has a large middle class. Lookout Mountain isn't a place with a large population of people in poverty. The town benefits from its educated workforce. Home offices are common in Lookout Mountain. The town, compared to most towns like it, can boast of a large population of high-income unmarried people.
In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, George W. Bush came out ahead among Lookout Mountain residents, with $116,510. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.
Lookout Mountain isn't plagued by crime -- far from it. Crime is lower there than most places.
In Lookout Mountain, 91% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out. The town has higher property taxes than most places in Tennessee, which provides more money for local schools and services.
In Lookout Mountain, 91% of commuters drive to work.
Lookout Mountain strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Tennessee):
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| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 1% |  |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 1% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 6% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. State) | Top 7% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
Comparing Lookout Mountain to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Tennessee (State):
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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The Craven House and Point Lookout (Lookout Mountain) c1902.
Point Hotel and the battlefield (Lookout Mountain) c1902.
Car making ascent up Lookout Mt. (Chattanooga) between 1905 and 1915
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