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Minor Hill is a tiny town of 704 people in Giles County, Tennessee. It's about 32 miles from Florence, AL and 76 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 $173k and rent runs about $763 a month.
704people
$173kTypical home
$763/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 704
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 378 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Nashville, TN
- 32 mi to Florence, AL
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,090/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 124 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
- Low violent crime (291 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,123 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MSL airport
- 79 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 303 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Giles County: R+55 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk