About Sweetwater, Tennessee
How's the job market in Sweetwater?
The median household income in Sweetwater is $39,310 and the average household income in Sweetwater is $50,454. Sweetwater’s population is 14,659 of which 27.27% of people work in Manufacturing, 13.57% of people work in Retail, and 7.36% of people work in Healthcare. Furthermore, of the residents in Sweetwater, 40.83% hold a Highschool diploma, 5.4% hold a Bachelor's degree, and 4.25% hold a Graduate degree.
How are the schools in Sweetwater?
Sweetwater Elementary Schools
Sweetwater Primary School
# of Students
600
# of Teachers
38
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Expenditure per Child
$6,487
Brown Intermediate School
# of Students
349
# of Teachers
19
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Expenditure per Child
$6,487
Sweetwater Elementary School
# of Students
327
# of Teachers
23
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Expenditure per Child
$6,487
Sweetwater Middle Schools
Sweetwater Jr. High School
# of Students
349
# of Teachers
19
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Expenditure per Child
$6,487
Sweetwater High Schools
Sweetwater High School
School District
Monroe County School District
Rating
C+
Advanced Placement
N/A
# of Students
546
# of Teachers
37
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Expenditure per Child
$7,811
How's the cost of living in Sweetwater?
Overall, Sweetwater’s cost of living is 5% less expensive than the national average. This is broken down further by the following cost of living factors:
- In Sweetwater education costs 6.60% less than the national average.
- In Sweetwater entertainment costs 5% less than the national average.
- In Sweetwater food costs 3.70% less than the national average.
- In Sweetwater utilities costs 2.20% less than the national average.
- In Sweetwater healthcare costs 1.5% less than the national average.
Is there a lot of crime in Sweetwater?
In the past year in Sweetwater there were 39% more assaults, 28% more burglaries, 19% more robberies, 18% more vehicle thefts compared to the national median.
Sweetwater estate listings & homes for sale trends
There are currently active listings in Sweetwater. Sold homes in Sweetwater took an average of days to sell. The average listing price in Sweetwater is and the average sales price is resulting in a sales-to-list ratio of . At Felix Homes, our new listings in Sweetwater are updated every 2 minutes so you can see new homes in Sweetwater as soon as they come on the market.
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