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Clifton is a small town of 2,660 people in Wayne County, Tennessee. It's about 42 miles from Florence, AL and 87 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $681 a month.
2,660people
$122kTypical home
$681/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,660
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 478 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Nashville, TN
- 42 mi to Florence, AL
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$770/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (148 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (186 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MSL airport
- 90 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 459 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wayne County: R+77 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk