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Lynchburg, Moore County is a big small town of 6,674 people in Moore County, Tennessee. It's about 45 miles from Huntsville, AL and 59 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $841 a month.
6,674people
$285kTypical home
$841/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,674
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 52 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Nashville, TN
- 45 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,799/mo)
- Median rent $841/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (435 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to HSV airport
- 60 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 997 ft
- 326 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Moore County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk