Living in Woodland Mills, TN
Woodland Mills is a tiny town of 624 people in Obion County, Tennessee. It's about 48 miles from Paducah, KY and 106 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $876 a month.
624people
$140kTypical home
$876/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
243Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 624
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 491 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Memphis, TN
- 48 mi to Paducah, KY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$884/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to PAH airport
- 110 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 377 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Obion County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk