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Hohenwald is a small town of 3,884 people in Lewis County, Tennessee. It's about 50 miles from Florence, AL and 60 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $838 a month.
3,884people
$126kTypical home
$838/moRent
87° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,884
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 737 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Nashville, TN
- 50 mi to Florence, AL
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$792/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,450 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MSL airport
- 63 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 334 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis County: R+66 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.