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Living in Morrison, TN

Morrison is a tiny town of 850 people in Warren County, Tennessee. It's about 53 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 57 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $641 a month.

850people
$188kTypical home
$641/moRent
87° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
136Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 850
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 284 people per sq mi
  • 57 mi to Nashville, TN
  • 53 mi to Chattanooga, TN
  • 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
  • Median rent $641/mo
  • Median household income $38k
  • Property tax about 0.3% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 87°F
  • Winter highs around 49°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
  • 136 days a year with rain or snow
  • 4" of snow a year
  • 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 3 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • About average violent crime (334 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (949 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 31
  • 40% of households have kids
  • 14% are 65 or older
  • 11% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 3% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 2% walk or take transit to work
  • 56 mi to CHA airport
  • 56 mi to BNA (major hub)
  • 154 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 63% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1979
  • 85% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 1,076 ft
  • 351 mi to the ocean
  • 89 mi to a big lake
  • 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 62 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 14 mi to the nearest campground
  • 3 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 9 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
  • 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 25 mi to the nearest vet
  • 31 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 9 congregations per 10k people
  • 28 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

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