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Iron City is a tiny town of 282 people in Lawrence County, Tennessee. It's about 14 miles from Florence, AL and 88 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $763 a month.
282people
$118kTypical home
$763/moRent
90° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 282
- Part of a metro area
- About 408 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Nashville, TN
- 14 mi to Florence, AL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (557 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MSL airport
- 92 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 297 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.