HillsboroTN
The town was settled in 1821 and has 555 residents today.
Is Hillsboro a good place to live?
24% of residents are 65 or older in Hillsboro, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Hillsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
555 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hillsboro: who provides what
Hillsboro is unincorporated, so Coffee County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Hillsboro.
Hillsboro has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The median commute is under 23 miles. Hillsboro had 74 jobs in 2023, down 31 from 2013. Among residents in the town, 16% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Manchester (19%), Murfreesboro (7%) and Nashville (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Hillsboro’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Coffee County school district. Enrollment at Hillsboro’s public school: 424 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 424 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
In Hillsboro, expect mild winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 28°, with about 3 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hillsboro is older than the Tennessee average
People 65 and older are nearly a quarter of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). Just over a fifth of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 22% and 94% women
The Census survey reached too few of Hillsboro’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±35.8 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Hillsboro | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 25.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.9% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 57.4% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.5% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.5% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 8.5% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Hillsboro is
For adults in Hillsboro, the share who report frequent mental distress is 21%. In Hillsboro, 31% of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Hillsboro | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Hillsboro | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.9% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 49.3% | 58.1% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 55.8% | 63.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Hillsboro: inland flooding
FEMA puts 37% of Hillsboro’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes. Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. One declared disaster, in 2003, has brought federal aid to Hillsboro households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hillsboro keeps 2.4% of its land conserved
For Hillsboro, the trail network density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Hillsboro | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A typical Hillsboro home is worth about $331K
63% of households own their home in Hillsboro. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 3.1% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hillsboro
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hillsboro
About 3 of every 100 Hillsboro residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Hillsboro for work
Where Hillsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hillsboro
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Hillsboro is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States, that was treated as a census-designated place for the 2010 U.S. census. The population was 450 as of the 2010 census. The community is concentrated around the intersection of U.S. Route 41 and Tennessee State Route 127, between Manchester to the northwest and Monteagle to the southeast. The Cumberland Plateau rises to the east, and Arnold Air Force Base lies to the west.
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- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
- ZIP code
- 37342
Questions about Hillsboro
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hillsboro, TN a good place to live?
Hillsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.