A town of 3,884, settled in 1878. A typical home worth about $245K.
The 3 things Hohenwald does most differently from other towns.
Where Hohenwald’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The typical Hohenwald home is worth about $245,000, up 3.6% in a year, 27% below the Tennessee typical home.
0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | 0.6 mi | 16 |
About one in 3 of Hohenwald’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Columbia (7%), Franklin (4%) and Lawrenceburg (3%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
The public schools Hohenwald’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer State Virtual Academy Elementary School | K–5 | 614 | Not graded |
| Lewis County Elementary | PK–2 | 525 | Not graded |
| Lewis County Intermediate School | 3–5 | 396 | A− |
| Volunteer State Virtual Academy Middle School | 6–8 | 421 | Not graded |
| Lewis County Middle School | 6–8 | 351 | B− |
| Volunteer State Virtual Academy High School | 9–12 | 943 | Not graded |
Hohenwald beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Hohenwald | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.8% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.5% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7% |
Hohenwald reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 71% report less.
Hohenwald has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Hohenwald on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Tennessee, United States
Hohenwald is a city in and the county seat of Lewis County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hohenwald had a population of 3,668. The name "Hohenwald" derives from German meaning “High Forest". Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, died and was buried seven miles east of the town at Grinder's Stand in 1809. Rod Brasfield, an old Grand Ole Opry comedy star, made his home in Hohenwald and referred to it in his routines. David Sisco, who in 1974 placed ninth in points in the Winston Cup Series, is a native of Hohenwald, as was author William Gay, whose books include The Long Home, Provinces of Night, I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down, and Twilight. The third…
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