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Decherd is a small town of 2,976 people in Franklin County, Tennessee. It's about 48 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 71 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $871 a month.
2,976people
$145kTypical home
$871/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,976
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 618 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Nashville, TN
- 48 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$912/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (451 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,229 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CHA airport
- 71 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 965 ft
- 323 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+53 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk