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Monteagle

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Conserved land0.7%39 of 5,833 acres
Trails0.8 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves220 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Monteagle

Town in Tennessee, United States
1,393Population
8.7 sq miArea
1,923 ftElevation

Monteagle is a town in Franklin, Grundy, and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the Cumberland Plateau region of the southeastern part of the state. The population was 1,238 at the 2000 census – 804 of the town's 1,238 residents (64.9%) lived in Grundy County, 428 (34.6%) in Marion County, and 6 (0.5%) in Franklin County. The population at the 2020 census was 1,393. The Marion County portion of Monteagle is part of the Chattanooga–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Franklin County portion is part of the Tullahoma, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area. Monteagle is famous for the treacherous stretch of Interstate 24 that passes through the town. It is here that the highw…

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ZIP code37356
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Housing in Monteagle

$339K▲ 2.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Monteagle home is worth about $339,000, up 2.3% in a year, close to the Tennessee typical home.

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Safety in Monteagle

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Monteagle's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Monteagle 2.9
Tennessee 6.5
U.S. 3.9
Property crime per 1,000
Monteagle 11.4
Tennessee 24
U.S. 19.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools Monteagle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 79% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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