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Byrdstown is a small town of 1,141 people in Pickett County, Tennessee. It's about 77 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 94 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $436 a month.
1,141people
$163kTypical home
$436/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
7"Snow
225Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,141
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 767 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Nashville, TN
- 77 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,030/mo)
- Median rent $436/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" 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
- Very low violent crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (177 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to TYS airport
- 83 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickett County: R+66 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.