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Loretto is a small town of 1,731 people in Lawrence County, Tennessee. It's about 21 miles from Florence, AL and 81 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $737 a month.
1,731people
$162kTypical home
$737/moRent
89° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,731
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 458 people per sq mi
- 81 mi to Nashville, TN
- 21 mi to Florence, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,021/mo)
- Median rent $737/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day 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 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MSL airport
- 84 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 820 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 155 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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