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Burns is a small town of 1,884 people in Dickson County, Tennessee. It's about 33 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $286k and rent runs about $887 a month.
1,884people
$286kTypical home
$887/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,884
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 536 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Nashville, TN
- 33 mi to Nashville, TN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $286k (≈$1,806/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (714 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BNA airport
- 36 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 850 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 249 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickson County: R+52 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk