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Cottontown, TN
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Living in Cottontown



Cottontown is a tiny town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 397 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cottontown is the 346th largest community in Tennessee.

Cottontown home prices are not only among the most expensive in Tennessee, but Cottontown real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.03% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Cottontown is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Cottontown’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Cottontown has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Cottontown has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cottontown than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cottontown may be for you.

Cottontown is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The percentage of people in Cottontown who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.19% of adults in Cottontown have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cottontown in 2022 was $42,603, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $170,412 for a family of four.

The people who call Cottontown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cottontown residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Cottontown include German, English, French, Irish, and British.

The most common language spoken in Cottontown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.