BurnsTN
A town of 1,910, settled in 1882.
Is Burns a good place to live?
The best of Burns’ subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 5 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Burns. Lonesome and Montgomery Bell CCC Camp SP-5/NP-15 is on the National Register of Historic Places. Burns has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Burns stand out
Where Burns beats most towns.
Typical home value
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Stuart Burns Elementary | PK–5 | 706 |
| Burns Middle School | 6–8 | 494 |
99% of working residents leave Burns for work
Where Burns’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Burns grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Burns is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Burns: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burns, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Burns.
Burns’ typical home value is about $449K
The typical Burns home is worth about $449,000, about the same as a year ago, 36% above the Tennessee typical home. 78% of Burns households own their home, against 66% in Tennessee’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Burns’ median rent is $887 a month.
| Burns | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $887 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On state tests, Burns’ schools beat 73% of Tennessee districts
Its public schools are run by the Dickson County school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Burns ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 706 | A |
| Burns Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 494 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Burns has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Burns for work: only 1% work in town. Burns’ average trip to work is 30 minutes, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Burns has added 39 jobs, to 247 in 2023.
| Burns | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.2% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Burns has mild winters and hot summers
Burns has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Tennessee overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). Burns has grown 21% since 2020, to 1,910 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
| Burns | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Burns | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.9% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.1% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.8% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.4% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.9% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.3% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Burns
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Burns since 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in Burns
Burns's reported crime rate is well below Tennessee's. The violent crime rate in Burns is 0.5 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Burns | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Residents of Burns are healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Burns beats the Tennessee average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Burns adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Burns | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Burns | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 16.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Burns
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Burns; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Burns residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Burns
Town in Tennessee, United States
Burns is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Burns had a population of 1,573.
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- Area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 801 ft
- ZIP code
- 37029
- Area code
- 615
Burns’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Burns.
Burns has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Burns reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Burns with a neighbor →
Questions about Burns
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burns, TN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.