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Decatur is a small town of 1,898 people in Meigs County, Tennessee. It's about 25 miles from Cleveland, TN and 115 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 $221k and rent runs about $847 a month.
1,898people
$221kTypical home
$847/moRent
88° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
228Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,898
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 500 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Nashville, TN
- 25 mi to Cleveland, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,393/mo)
- Median rent $847/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (87 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (310 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,011 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CHA airport
- 49 mi to TYS (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meigs County: R+68 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk