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Crab Orchard is a tiny town of 980 people in Cumberland County, Tennessee. It's about 50 miles from Cleveland, TN and 104 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $795 a month.
980people
$165kTypical home
$795/moRent
84° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
228Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 980
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 90 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Nashville, TN
- 50 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,039/mo)
- Median rent $795/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to TYS airport
- 50 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,726 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+59 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low 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.