About Carthage, Tennessee
How's the job market in Carthage?
The median household income in Carthage is $45,778 and the average household income in Carthage is $58,584. Carthage’s population is 6,788 of which 17.15% of people work in Retail, 14.34% of people work in Manufacturing, and 13.85% of people work in Healthcare. Furthermore, of the residents in Carthage, 41.7% hold a Highschool diploma, 9.43% hold a Bachelor's degree, and 4.75% hold a Graduate degree.
How are the schools in Carthage?
Carthage Elementary Schools
Defeated Elementary School
School District
Smith County School District
Rating
B
Advanced Placement
N/A
# of Students
221
# of Teachers
13
Student Teacher Ratio
17:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,422
Carthage Elementary School
# of Students
446
# of Teachers
30
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,422
Union Heights Elementary School
School District
Smith County School District
Rating
B-
Advanced Placement
N/A
# of Students
288
# of Teachers
20
Student Teacher Ratio
14:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,422
Carthage Middle Schools
Smith County Middle School
School District
Smith County School District
Rating
B
Advanced Placement
N/A
# of Students
374
# of Teachers
21
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,422
Carthage High Schools
Smith County High School
School District
Smith County School District
Rating
C
Advanced Placement
N/A
# of Students
603
# of Teachers
40
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,422
How's the cost of living in Carthage?
Overall, Carthage’s cost of living is 0.10% less expensive than the national average. This is broken down further by the following cost of living factors:
- In Carthage education costs 4.40% more than the national average.
- In Carthage entertainment costs 0.5% more than the national average.
- In Carthage food costs 0.20% more than the national average.
- In Carthage utilities costs 0.80% less than the national average.
- In Carthage healthcare costs 0.10% more than the national average.
Is there a lot of crime in Carthage?
In the past year in Carthage there were 61% more assaults, 5% more burglaries, 14% more robberies, 49% more vehicle thefts compared to the national median.
Who is the most active real estate agent in Carthage?
There are currently 15 real estate agents who serve the Carthage market. The most active real estate agent in Carthage by number of sold listings is Joshua Kirby with 27 sold listings in the past 12 months. To see a list of the top realtors in Carthage, use our real estate agent rankings tool.
Carthage estate listings & homes for sale trends
There are currently 9 active listings in Carthage. Sold homes in Carthage took an average of 72 days to sell. The average listing price in Carthage is $205,584 and the average sales price is $199,527 resulting in a sales-to-list ratio of 97.05%. At Felix Homes, our new listings in Carthage are updated every 2 minutes so you can see new homes in Carthage as soon as they come on the market.
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