Living in Walnut Grove, TN
Walnut Grove is a tiny town of 403 people in Hardin County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Florence, AL and 104 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $775 a month.
403people
$87kTypical home
$775/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 403
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 70 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Florence, AL
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$547/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" 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
- About average violent crime (371 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,024 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MSL airport
- 108 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 113 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 732 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardin County: R+71 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.