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Winchester is a big small town of 9,799 people in Franklin County, Tennessee. It's about 47 miles from Huntsville, AL and 71 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $974 a month.
9,799people
$217kTypical home
$974/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,799
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 864 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Nashville, TN
- 47 mi to Huntsville, AL
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,368/mo)
- Median rent $974/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (227 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,390 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to CHA airport
- 72 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+53 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk