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Lafayette is a big small town of 5,727 people in Macon County, Tennessee. It's about 38 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 49 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $896 a month.
5,727people
$214kTypical home
$896/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
232Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,727
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,081 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Nashville, TN
- 38 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,349/mo)
- Median rent $896/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BNA airport
- 45 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 192 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 20 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 bottom 41% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Macon County: R+74 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk