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Signal Mountain, TN vs Franklin, TN

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- Franklin is 0% more densely populated than Signal Mountain.
- People are 13.8% less likely to be married in Franklin.
- The Median Age is 6.7 years younger in Franklin.
 Signal Mountain, TNFranklin, TNUnited States
 Population  Unlock81,531329,725,481
 Female Population51.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.238.4
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 Population - 20108,269  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock41,842285,036,114
 Population - 19907,034  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock103.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,960.893.4
 Land Area8.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Signal Mountain, TNFranklin, TNUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 1411.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 344.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Signal Mountain, TNFranklin, TNUnited States
 White96.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.2%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Signal Mountain, TNFranklin, TNUnited States
 Married Population70.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.6%50.2%
 Never Married14.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.562.60
 Households3,341  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,12280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households885  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children2.8%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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