Name: Colonial Heights, TN statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Colonial Heights

Sullivan County gains about 9.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,020

Moved out6,807

Net+1,213

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Washington County, TN1,3151,457−142

Hawkins County, TN795779+16

Carter County, TN329388−59

Bristol city, VA327367−40

Washington County, VA379308+71

Scott County, VA225230−5

Knox County, TN172168+4

Greene County, TN129171−42

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals

42%58%

Leavers

52%48%

Within TennesseeOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K

Leavers$58K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Sullivan County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 5.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Sullivan County report $66,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $58,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $37,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $944 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,138 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $217,100.
Getting to work: 19 minutes each way on average; 14.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Trenton, MI matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6
9.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out6
$58,180
17% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Colonial Heights	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	5.6%	2% below
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	9.5	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$66,048	6% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$58,180	17% below

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $923, 72% below the median place.

Colonial Heights14.1%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$37,760

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

14.1%

31% below the median place

Home price to income

2.7x

29% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

14%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$74,200

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Colonial Heights, $944 a month, and local prices for everything else (92.6 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Property tax paid (median)1
$923
72% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
53% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,138
39% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Colonial Heights	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$944	31% below
Rent to income1	14.1%	31% below
Property tax rate1	0.4%	53% below
Home price to income1	2.7x	29% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	86.5	14% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,091	32% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$923	72% below
Median home value1	$217,100	32% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	1.3%	60% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	68.7%	33% above
Homeownership1	85.2%	28% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	43.9%	13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,138	39% below
Vacant homes1County figure	9.7%	38% above
Median year built1	1971	0% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
4.7%
56% below the median place
Mean commute1
19 min
22% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home14.5% +17%

Unemployment4.5% −7%

Income per person$42,517 +6%

Median household income$80,148 −0%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Colonial Heights	Vs median
Median household income1	$80,148	0% below
Income per person1	$42,517	6% above
Unemployment1	4.5%	7% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$68,061	3% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	9.7%	162% above
Jobs5County figure	70,470	53% below
Poverty rate1	4.7%	56% below
Mean commute1	19 min	22% below
Works from home1	14.5%	17% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 49.8, 28% above the median place.

Median age1
49.8
28% above the median place
Household size1
2.1
14% below the median place
No health insurance1
4.7%
27% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband89.5% −3%

Bachelor's or higher26.1% −18%

High school or higher92.5% +0%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Colonial Heights	Vs median
Population1	3,258	6646th largest
Median age1	49.8	28% above
Bachelor's or higher1	26.1%	18% below
High school or higher1	92.5%	0% above
Household size1	2.1	14% below
Born abroad1County figure	1.9%	79% below
No health insurance1	4.7%	27% below
Homes with broadband1	89.5%	3% below

Life in Colonial Heights

46 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.1 −40%

Playgrounds per 10k3.1 −67%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails4 km 2.0×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.4 −2%

Shops35.7 +18%

Arts, recreation and fitness3.9 −5%

Doctors' offices and clinics23.3 +15%

Child care centers1.1 −52%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k7
1.1
52% below the median place
Shops per 10k7
35.7
18% above the median place
Public schools10
37
311% above the median place

All 15 schools and local life measures

Measure	Colonial Heights	Vs median
Public schools10County figure	37	311% above
Public school students10County figure	19,066	289% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	20.4	2% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	35.7	18% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	3.9	5% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	23.3	15% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	1.1	52% below
Parks per 10k8	6.1	40% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	3.1	67% below
Grocery stores per 10k8	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k8	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	4.0	100% above
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure	46	254% above

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 18.5, 79% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Colonial Heights. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
18.5
79% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
71.5
23% below the median place
Tornado risk12
47.2
42% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Colonial Heights	Vs median
July average high11County figure	86°F	1% below
January average low11County figure	27°F	6% above
Average temperature11County figure	56°F	3% above
Annual precipitation11County figure	45.9 in	5% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure	71.5	23% below
Hurricane risk12County figure	54.7	23% below
Tornado risk12County figure	47.2	42% below
Wildfire risk12County figure	36.5	40% below
Heat wave risk12County figure	18.5	79% below
Median air quality index13County figure	40	7% below
Good air days13County figure	82.0%	20% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 0.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 38.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 49.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$74,300

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 56% of places

Pay vs rent

+6.7 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 96% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Colonial Heights in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 14% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 14% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$944/mo (2024)	$1,190/mo	$970 to $1,440/mo	+3.9%
Median household income	$80,148 (2024)	$102,000	$86,500 to $121,000	+4.1%
Median home value	$217,100 (2024)	$311,000	$226,000 to $429,000	+6.2%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Colonial Heights

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Trenton, MI	$880	$82,212	Compare
Lake City, MN	$871	$72,244	Compare
Twin Lakes, WI	$870	$86,222	Compare
Lakehills, TX	$1,046	$90,110	Compare

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Common questions

Is Colonial Heights a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 6.7% a year while rent rose -0%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 49.8 years old, older than in 91% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 112 Tennessee places. On cost, space and class size it scores 91 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Colonial Heights expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $217,100.

What salary do you need to live in Colonial Heights?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Colonial Heights?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Trenton, MI, Lake City, MN, Twin Lakes, WI and Lakehills, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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