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Palmer is a tiny town of 818 people in Grundy County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 82 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $583 a month.
818people
$79kTypical home
$583/moRent
84° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
231Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 818
- Part of a metro area
- About 166 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$498/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (412 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (782 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CHA airport
- 82 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,818 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 161 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grundy County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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