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Country around Linden is a rural area of about 6,004 people in Perry County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Jackson, TN and 72 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $732 a month.
6,004people
$123kTypical home
$732/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,004 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Nashville, TN
- 54 mi to Jackson, TN
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (287 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to MKL airport
- 76 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+70 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