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Fayetteville is a big small town of 7,057 people in Lincoln County, Tennessee. It's about 32 miles from Huntsville, AL and 66 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $231k and rent runs about $779 a month.
7,057people
$231kTypical home
$779/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
234Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,057
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 777 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Nashville, TN
- 32 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $231k (≈$1,455/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (837 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,727 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HSV airport
- 68 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 315 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk