Grundy County, Tennessee
Monteagle Real Estate and Local Guide
Monteagle is a small resort town on the Cumberland Plateau, long known as a summer retreat and the home of the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly.
Living in Monteagle
Interstate 24 crosses steep, fog-prone Monteagle Mountain here, one of the most challenging interstate grades in the eastern United States. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $53,005 median household
EducationAbout 30.6% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyGrundy County
Homes in Monteagle
Owner-occupiedAbout 65.1% of the housing units
Single-family detached housesAbout 72.2% of homes
Median home valueAbout $299,400
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Monteagle home
Monteagle Sunday School Assembly
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Chautauqua-style religious and cultural assembly founded in 1882 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
DuBose Conference Center
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Retreat center on the grounds of the former Fairmount College
Highlander Folk School site
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Former labor and civil rights training school that operated here from 1932 to 1961
South Cumberland State Park
Source: tnstateparks.com
Cumberland Plateau state park with its visitor center on US-41 in Monteagle