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Alexandria is a small town of 1,136 people in DeKalb County, Tennessee. It's about 39 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $789 a month.
1,136people
$220kTypical home
$789/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,136
- Part of a metro area
- About 942 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Nashville, TN
- 39 mi to Nashville, TN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,388/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BNA airport
- 36 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 699 ft
- 382 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+63 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk