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The La Follette album
c. 1930
North entrance to Francis Gardens, LaFollette, Tennessee (66854), c. 1930
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About La Follette
City in Tennessee, United StatesLaFollette is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 7,456 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population in 2018 of 6,737. It is the principal city of the LaFollette, Tennessee micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Campbell County, and is a component of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. While the city's official spelling is one word ("LaFollette")—after its founders, Harvey Marion LaFollette and his younger brother Grant LaFollette—several federal agencies spell the city's name with two words ("La Follette").
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Housing in La Follette
The typical La Follette home is worth about $234,000, up 3.3% in a year, 30% below the Tennessee typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in La Follette
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). La Follette's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in La Follette
Full picture →Most working residents leave La Follette for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Knoxville (14%), Clinton (8%) and Jacksboro (7%). Half commute less than 26 miles.
Health in La Follette
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 1% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Tennessee
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in La Follette
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
Climate in La Follette
Full climate →La Follette has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in La Follette
All La Follette schools →School Grade C-
The public schools La Follette’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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