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Dowelltown is a tiny town of 434 people in DeKalb County, Tennessee. It's about 44 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $767 a month.
434people
$156kTypical home
$767/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
225Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 434
- Part of a metro area
- About 577 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Nashville, TN
- 44 mi to Nashville, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (262 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BNA airport
- 42 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 692 ft
- 377 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+63 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.