Town guide

Sale Creek, Tennessee

Sale Creek is a community in Hamilton County, Tennessee, home to about 2,955 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP code is 37373.

Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population2,95598 per sq mi
Median home value$299,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking30%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Sale Creek

1 ZIP code

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sale Creek. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Sale Creek

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)69 miles away
Closer regional airportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) (CHA)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Nashville-Davidson, TN109 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL467 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Sale Creek; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Sale Creek

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Sale Creek had 3,021 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2010.

It’s the 161st largest of 502 towns in Tennessee by population.

Hamilton County grew from 61,695 residents in 1900 to 366,207 in 2020.

Sale Creek population by census2010: 2,845, 2020: 3,0212,84520103,0212020

Hamilton County, 1900–2020

Hamilton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 61,695, 1910: 89,267, 1920: 115,954, 1930: 159,497, 1940: 180,478, 1950: 208,255, 1960: 237,905, 1970: 254,236, 1980: 287,740, 1990: 285,536, 2000: 307,896, 2010: 336,463, 2020: 366,20762K’00’10116K’20’30180K’40’50238K’60’70288K’80’90308K’00’10366K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 58.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sale CreekJan: high 47°F, low 28°F, 5.2 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 31°F, 5.1 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 38°F, 5.3 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 46°F, 5.4 in; May: high 78°F, low 55°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 67°F, 5.3 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 66°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 37°F, 4.8 in; Dec: high 50°F, low 31°F, 6 in47°28°Jan5.252°31°Feb5.161°38°Mar5.371°46°Apr5.478°55°May4.885°63°Jun4.588°67°Jul5.387°66°Aug3.982°60°Sep4.871°48°Oct3.659°37°Nov4.850°31°Dec6.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dayton 2se, TN weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Hamilton County

205,761 jobs at 9,883 businesses in Hamilton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hamilton CountyHealth care and social assistance: 33,096 jobs; Manufacturing: 27,595 jobs; Retail trade: 23,819 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 21,609 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 14,773 jobs; Administrative and support: 13,911 jobs; Finance and insurance: 13,906 jobs; Construction: 10,834 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Manufacturing 13% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 7% Finance and insurance 7% Construction 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sale Creek.

Nearest hospitals

  • Rhea Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dayton12.0 miles
  • Erlanger Bledsoe HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Pikeville17.0 miles
  • Affiliate of Vitruvian HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Cleveland19.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Sale Creek

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Rock Creek RMA · 7 acres1.7 mi
  • Sale Creek Recreation Area2.2 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter6.1 mi
  • United Grocery Outlet6.9 mi
  • United Grocery Outlet7.0 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Sale Creek Family Practice0.5 mi

Libraries

  • Graysville Public Library4.7 mi

Museums

  • Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Visitor Center5.6 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Sale Creek

Public schools here are run by Hamilton County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
North Hamilton County Elementary SchoolSale CreekPre-K–5395Public3.1 mi
Sale Creek Middle / High SchoolSale Creek6–12577Public0.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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