Living in Rural Hill, TN
Rural Hill is a small town of 2,075 people in Wilson County, Tennessee. It's about 12 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $459k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,075people
$459kTypical home
$1,486/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
232Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,075
- Part of a metro area
- About 511 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Nashville, TN
- 12 mi to Nashville, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $459k (≈$2,893/mo)
- Median rent $1,486/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 22% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BNA airport
- 9 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 574 ft
- 382 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 143 bars within 25 mi
- 424 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilson County: R+40 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.