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Hillsboro is a tiny town of 555 people in Coffee County, Tennessee. It's about 46 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 64 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $913 a month.
555people
$274kTypical home
$913/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 555
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 135 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Nashville, TN
- 46 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,727/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (338 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,427 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 41% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to CHA airport
- 64 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,070 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Coffee 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
- Moderate 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.