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Elkton is a tiny town of 469 people in Giles County, Tennessee. It's about 28 miles from Huntsville, AL and 72 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $950 a month.
469people
$203kTypical home
$950/moRent
91° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 469
- Part of a metro area
- About 235 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Nashville, TN
- 28 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (291 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,123 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HSV airport
- 74 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 669 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 128 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Giles County: R+55 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