Best PlacesLookout Valley, Chattanooga, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lookout Valley, Chattanooga, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga ranks 2,637th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lookout Valley, Chattanooga ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$810 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Lookout Valley, Chattanooga ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lookout Valley, Chattanooga home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,636, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Lookout Valley, Chattanooga's effective rate of 0.81%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lookout Valley, Chattanooga.
Who works in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga, and how
Work in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Lookout Valley, Chattanooga and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga, month by month
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Lookout Valley, Chattanooga
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lookout Valley, Chattanooga
Schools across Lookout Valley, Chattanooga average a B−, better than 63% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lookout Mountain ElementaryA+ · 90% proficient
- Normal Park Museum Magnet SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Lookout Valley ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chattanooga Valley Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Jasper Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Red Bank Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Lookout Valley Middle / High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lookout Valley, Chattanooga school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Lookout Valley, Chattanooga against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga
Is Lookout Valley, Chattanooga a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lookout Valley, Chattanooga ranks 2,637th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lookout Valley, Chattanooga expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $342,544. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $98,636 median income, cost of living beats 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Lookout Valley, Chattanooga safe?
Yes, Lookout Valley, Chattanooga is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $578 per resident a year.
Compare Lookout Valley, Chattanooga with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lookout Valley, Chattanooga. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lookout Valley, Chattanooga: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lookout Valley, Chattanooga: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lookout Valley, Chattanooga: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lookout Valley, Chattanooga detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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