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Linden is a small town of 1,122 people in Perry County, Tennessee. It's about 55 miles from Florence, AL and 71 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $729 a month.
1,122people
$115kTypical home
$729/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,122
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,116 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Nashville, TN
- 55 mi to Florence, AL
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$726/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (287 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 29% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to MKL airport
- 74 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 337 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 168 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Perry County: R+70 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.