Living in Ardmore, TN
Ardmore is a small town of 1,073 people in Giles County, Tennessee. It's about 23 miles from Huntsville, AL and 75 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $871 a month.
1,073people
$168kTypical home
$871/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,073
- Part of a metro area
- About 228 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Nashville, TN
- 23 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,060/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (426 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,865 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to HSV airport
- 78 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 303 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 54 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Giles County: R+55 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