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Algood is a small town of 4,036 people in Putnam County, Tennessee. It's about 72 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $817 a month.
4,036people
$190kTypical home
$817/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
225Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,036
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 987 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Nashville, TN
- 72 mi to Nashville, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,200/mo)
- Median rent $817/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (826 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to BNA airport
- 69 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 94 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+47 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk