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Spencer is a small town of 1,511 people in Van Buren County, Tennessee. It's about 48 miles from Chattanooga, TN and 75 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $638 a month.
1,511people
$151kTypical home
$638/moRent
84° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
231Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,511
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 231 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Nashville, TN
- 48 mi to Chattanooga, TN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$951/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (171 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to CHA airport
- 73 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,821 ft
- 344 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Van Buren County: R+67 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.