Living in Country around Whitleyville, TN
Country around Whitleyville is a rural area of about 1,025 people in Jackson County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 60 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 $209k and rent runs about $570 a month.
1,025people
$209kTypical home
$570/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
225Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,025 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Nashville, TN
- 53 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,319/mo)
- Median rent $570/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BNA airport
- 57 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 186 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 387 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+63 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk