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Scotts Hill is a small town of 1,083 people in Decatur County, Tennessee. It's about 34 miles from Jackson, TN and 94 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $629 a month.
1,083people
$114kTypical home
$629/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,083
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 295 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Nashville, TN
- 34 mi to Jackson, TN
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (682 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MKL airport
- 98 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 522 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 192 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Decatur County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk