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Buchanan is a tiny town of 105 people in Henry County, Tennessee. It's about 48 miles from Clarksville, TN and 86 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $761 a month.
105people
$217kTypical home
$761/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
234Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 105
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 100 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Nashville, TN
- 48 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (774 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to PAH airport
- 88 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henry County: R+55 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.