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Shelbyville is a small city of 24,661 people in Bedford County, Tennessee. It's about 44 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,661people
$244kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
234Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,661
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,277 people per sq mi
- 44 mi to Nashville, TN
- 44 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,539/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $55k
- 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)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (408 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,345 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BNA airport
- 45 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 794 ft
- 340 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bedford County: R+58 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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