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Palo Alto, CA vs Signal Mountain, TN

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- Signal Mountain is 0% more densely populated than Palo Alto.
- People are 19.7% more likely to be married in Signal Mountain.
- The Median Age is 2.1 years older in Signal Mountain.
 Palo Alto, CASignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,770329,725,481
 Female Population51.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.938.4
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 Population - 201064,506  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,429285,036,114
 Population - 199055,900  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now19.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,049.693.4
 Land Area23.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Palo Alto, CASignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock0.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Palo Alto, CASignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 White50.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.3%12.2%
 Asian35.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Palo Alto, CASignal Mountain, TNUnited States
 Married Population58.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock69.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock30.0%50.2%
 Never Married29.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households26,007  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,45680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,437  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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