Living in Wartrace, TN
Wartrace is a tiny town of 630 people in Bedford County, Tennessee. It's about 45 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $207k and rent runs about $802 a month.
630people
$207kTypical home
$802/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 630
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 717 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Nashville, TN
- 45 mi to Nashville, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $207k (≈$1,304/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (337 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (976 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BNA airport
- 46 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 342 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 178 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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