Living in Waverly, TN
Waverly is a small town of 4,302 people in Humphreys County, Tennessee. It's about 41 miles from Clarksville, TN and 59 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $916 a month.
4,302people
$172kTypical home
$916/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
232Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,302
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 492 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Nashville, TN
- 41 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,084/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (345 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to BNA airport
- 62 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 663 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 164 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humphreys County: R+56 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk