Living in Erin, TN
Erin is a small town of 1,058 people in Houston County, Tennessee. It's about 26 miles from Clarksville, TN and 57 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $512 a month.
1,058people
$203kTypical home
$512/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
232Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,058
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Nashville, TN
- 26 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,279/mo)
- Median rent $512/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (30 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (437 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to BNA airport
- 59 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 538 ft
- 386 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Houston County: R+58 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk