Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
La Grange’s mean commuting time is 37 minutes, above both the Tennessee town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 2 have a higher age of the median resident than La Grange. La Grange Historic District and Immanuel Church (Additional Documentation) is on the National Register of Historic Places. La Grange has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where La Grange beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,112 in 1860, 123 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and a map from 1986 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in La Grange, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in La Grange.
The top destinations are Memphis (35%), Collierville (14%) and Germantown (4%). 13% of La Grange residents live below the poverty line, against 14% in Tennessee’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 90° and January nights of 31°, with about 2 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Households in La Grange have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 67% of U.S. communities. 43% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by tornadoes at 19%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
La Grange: just over one in ten adults binge drink. Among adults locally, 47% have high blood pressure.
| La Grange | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | La Grange | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 13.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.5% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
La Grange’s trail density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| La Grange | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of La Grange; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 La Grange residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Where La Grange’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Tennessee, United States
La Grange is a town in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Grange had a population of 123. A large area in the town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as La Grange Historic District.
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La Grange has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including David Bancroft Johnson and Daniel D. Stevens.
