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Country around Cottage Grove is a rural area of about 1,042 people in Henry County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Paducah, KY and 101 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $761 a month.
1,042people
$131kTypical home
$761/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,042 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Nashville, TN
- 48 mi to Paducah, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$825/mo)
- Median rent $761/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (210 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (774 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to PAH airport
- 103 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 486 ft
- 391 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.