New DealTN
It is a town of 226 residents in Tennessee.
Is New Deal a good place to live?
New Deal’s median age is 65.7 years, above both the Tennessee town median (40 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 3 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than New Deal. New Deal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
226 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Deal.
The schools New Deal’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Sumner County school district. 128 students attend New Deal’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakmont ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 128 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Fewer of New Deal’s working residents work locally than in the typical Tennessee or U.S. town
In New Deal, the mean commuting time is 28 minutes. Employers in New Deal added 31 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 41. Half of commuters travel less than 24 miles. The top destinations are Nashville (33%), Gallatin (12%) and Portland (10%).
| New Deal | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Deal has mild winters and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 28°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy New Deal is
The share of adults in New Deal who binge drink: 16%. On the CDC’s 31 measures, New Deal is ahead of Tennessee on 3 and behind on 1. Just over two in five adults locally have obesity; 19% smoke cigarettes.
| New Deal | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | New Deal | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.3% | 16.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in New Deal, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 53% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of New Deal’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about New Deal
Moving to New Deal: who provides what
New Deal is unincorporated, so Sumner 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.
100% of working residents leave New Deal for work
Where New Deal’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Deal
About 2 of every 100 New Deal residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About New Deal
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
New Deal is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 368 as of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 919 ft
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