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McMinnville is a big small town of 13,844 people in Warren County, Tennessee. It's about 52 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 60 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $791 a month.
13,844people
$182kTypical home
$791/moRent
89° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,844
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,252 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Nashville, TN
- 52 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,149/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (508 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to CHA airport
- 59 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+56 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk