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35.29° N · 86.36° W · GEOID 4744382

Lynchburg, Moore County

Moore County, Tennessee · part of the Tullahoma, TN metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

TennesseeLynchburg, Moore County, TNLynchburg, Moore CountyLynchburg, Moore County

The short answer

Lynchburg, Moore County is home to 6,674 people. Median household income is $66,469 a year and median rent is $841 a month, 15.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $285,300, about 4.3x annual median household income.

What sets Lynchburg, Moore County apart is how tight household budgets are. 25% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 97% of places its size. Also notable: Homeowners pay a median of about 0.5% of home value a year in property tax, less than in 92% of places its size.

35OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Lynchburg, Moore County scores better than 35% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 63rd of 112 in Tennessee.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%63
Economy 20%46
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%21
Education 10%32
Commute 10%49
Growth 5%47

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$841
38% below the median place
Median household income
$66,469
17% below the median place
Median home value
$285,300
11% below the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
8% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to Lynchburg, Moore County

Moore County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in394
Moved out390
Net+4

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Coffee County, TN126117+9
Franklin County, TN6968+1
Bedford County, TN46460
Lincoln County, TN48

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TennesseeOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$57K
Leavers$54K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Moore County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Moore County report $56,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,200.
Income you would need
$33,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $841 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,416 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $285,300.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 8.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Kingston, TN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.1%
28% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$54,152
23% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$56,557
20% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLynchburg, Moore CountyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.1%28% below
Moved from another state1Metro figure2.3%17% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$56,55720% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$54,15223% below
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 15.2% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 82% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Lynchburg, Moore County15.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$33,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.2%
25% below the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
13% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$55,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Lynchburg, Moore County, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lynchburg, Moore County on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Kingston, TN9412.0% vs 15.2%n/aCompare
Smithfield, VA9212.7% vs 15.2%n/aCompare
New Baltimore, MI9211.8% vs 15.2%n/aCompare
Waterloo, IL9010.8% vs 15.2%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
24.6%
51% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
51% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,288
61% below the median place
All 14 cost and housing measures
MeasureLynchburg, Moore CountyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$84138% below
Rent to income115.2%25% below
Property tax rate10.5%51% below
Home price to income14.3x13% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$99538% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,28861% below
Median home value1$285,30011% below
Home prices, 1-year change3County figure12.0%276% above
Home prices, 5-year change3County figure88.3%71% above
Homeownership182.5%24% above
Renters paying 30%+124.6%51% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,41624% below
Vacant homes19.2%30% above
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
8.4%
33% below the median place
Median household income1
$66,469
17% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate8.1% −25%
Income per person$35,949 −10%
Unemployment4.5% −8%
Mean commute25 min +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLynchburg, Moore CountyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$66,46917% below
Income per person1$35,94910% below
Unemployment14.5%8% below
Average annual pay4County figure$60,8198% below
Pay growth, 1 year4County figure-0.1%below (median 3.7%)
Jobs4County figure2,35498% below
Poverty rate18.1%25% below
Mean commute125 min1% above
Works from home18.4%33% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

2% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 97% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track.

Homes with broadband1
77.4%
16% below the median place
Born abroad1
1.5%
83% below the median place
Median age1
46.2
18% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher24.1% −25%
Household size2.4 −4%
High school or higher91.0% −1%
No health insurance7.0% +9%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLynchburg, Moore CountyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,6745566th largest
Population change since 202057.0%above (median 1.1%)
Median age146.218% above
Bachelor's or higher124.1%25% below
High school or higher191.0%1% below
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad11.5%83% below
No health insurance17.0%9% above
Homes with broadband177.4%16% below
05

Life in Lynchburg, Moore County

OpenStreetMap shows 0 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 84% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 112 Tennessee places we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1841. 7 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.5 −56%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.0 −73%
Libraries per 10k3.0 3.4×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Russell Cave National Monument 37 miles
  • Stones River National Battlefield 41 miles
  • Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park 67 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars13.5 −35%
Shops22.5 −26%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.4 −41%
Doctors' offices and clinics4.5 −78%
Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
37.4
21% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
4.5
78% below the median place
Public schools11
2
78% below the median place
All 17 schools and local life measures
MeasureLynchburg, Moore CountyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure278% below
Public school students11County figure88282% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure13.535% below
Shops per 10k7County figure22.526% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7Metro figure2.441% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure4.578% below
Child care centers per 10k7Metro figure2.613% above
Parks per 10k84.556% below
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k83.073% below
Libraries per 10k83.0245% above
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site937.421% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles920% above
National Register listings10County figure746% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 2.4, 96% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lynchburg, Moore County. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk13
2.4
96% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
9.9
89% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
17.3
81% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureLynchburg, Moore CountyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure88°F2% above
January average low12County figure29°F15% above
Average temperature12County figure59°F7% above
Annual precipitation12County figure59.7 in36% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure9.989% below
Hurricane risk13County figure32.654% below
Tornado risk13County figure50.538% below
Wildfire risk13County figure2.496% below
Heat wave risk13County figure17.381% below
08

Lynchburg, Moore County in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Lynchburg, Moore County does better than 62% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 53%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$841/mo (2024)$1,070/mo$880 to $1,310/mo+4.2%
Median household income$66,469 (2024)$83,000$70,500 to $98,500+3.8%
Median home value$285,300 (2024)$410,000$298,000 to $565,000+6.2%
Population6,920 (2025)7,1806,890 to 7,490+0.7%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lynchburg, Moore County

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
North Valley, NM$893$61,498Compare
Plymouth, WI$914$68,038Compare
Cañon City, CO$997$64,787Compare
Reading, OH$940$61,866Compare
Reading, OHCañon City, COPlymouth, WINorth Valley, NMLynchburg, Moore County, TNLynchburg, Moore CountyNorth ValleyPlymouthCañon CityReadingLynchburg, Moore CountyNorth ValleyPlymouthCañon CityReading

Compare Lynchburg, Moore County with

Places built like Lynchburg, Moore County

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Lynchburg, Moore County performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Lynchburg, Moore County, TN15.2%2.9%/yr7.0%
Kingston, TN12.0%4.5%/yr3.5%Compare
Church Hill, TN18.7%7.3%/yr4.3%Compare
Winchester, TN18.6%4.4%/yr11.3%Compare
Halls, TN15.5%6.9%/yrn/aCompare
Oakbrook, KY21.1%2.9%/yrn/aCompare
Saraland, AL20.7%0.3%/yr1.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Lynchburg, Moore County a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 35 out of 100, better than 35% of the places we rate and 63rd of 112 in Tennessee. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lynchburg, Moore County expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $285,300.

What salary do you need to live in Lynchburg, Moore County?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $33,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lynchburg, Moore County?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are North Valley, NM, Plymouth, WI, Cañon City, CO and Reading, OH.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  4. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  5. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lynchburg, Moore County with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lynchburg, Moore County itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lynchburg-moore-county-tennessee

Citytistics. “Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lynchburg-moore-county-tennessee/

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