Living in Hollow Rock, TN
Hollow Rock is a tiny town of 739 people in Carroll County, Tennessee. It's about 41 miles from Jackson, TN and 86 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $89k and rent runs about $638 a month.
739people
$89kTypical home
$638/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 739
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 437 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Nashville, TN
- 41 mi to Jackson, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $89k (≈$562/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (395 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MKL airport
- 89 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 453 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 191 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+62 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.