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Prospect is a tiny town of 145 people in Giles County, Tennessee. It's about 29 miles from Huntsville, AL and 76 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $862 a month.
145people
$155kTypical home
$862/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 104 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Nashville, TN
- 29 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$976/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days 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 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HSV airport
- 78 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 60 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.