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Country around Duck River is a rural area of about 1,084 people in Hickman County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,084people
$200kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,084 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Nashville, TN
- 43 mi to Nashville, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,262/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (464 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BNA airport
- 46 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 156 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 347 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 176 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hickman County: R+61 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.