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Lawrenceburg is a big small town of 11,844 people in Lawrence County, Tennessee. It's about 34 miles from Florence, AL and 67 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $775 a month.
11,844people
$185kTypical home
$775/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,844
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Nashville, TN
- 34 mi to Florence, AL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,164/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (260 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,013 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MSL airport
- 71 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 314 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 146 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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