Living in Collinwood, TN
Collinwood is a tiny town of 996 people in Wayne County, Tennessee. It's about 24 miles from Florence, AL and 85 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $521 a month.
996people
$131kTypical home
$521/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 996
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 358 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Nashville, TN
- 24 mi to Florence, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$826/mo)
- Median rent $521/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 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 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MSL airport
- 89 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 169 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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