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Orlinda’s best subject grades are a B+ for history and incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Orlinda’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both the Tennessee town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 29 of Tennessee’s 292 towns score lower on walkability. Orlinda's schools rank behind 72% of the state's. Cornsilk and Rock Jolly is on the National Register of Historic Places. Orlinda has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Orlinda beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Orlinda is from typical.
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Census counts: 347 in 1970, 947 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1953 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orlinda, 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 Orlinda.
Most working residents leave Orlinda for work: only 2% work in town. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Orlinda, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Orlinda has added 391 jobs, to 839 in 2023.
| Orlinda | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Orlinda has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 28° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Orlinda beats the Tennessee average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Orlinda.
| Orlinda | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 14% |
| What stands out | Orlinda | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 7.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Orlinda home is worth about $364,000, about the same as a year ago, 10% above the Tennessee typical home. The median rent in Orlinda is $1,531 a month.
| Orlinda | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,531 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Orlinda; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Orlinda residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where Orlinda’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Tennessee, United States
Orlinda is a city in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 947 at the 2020 census, the community became a city in February 2001. The City of Orlinda conducted its own, independent census 2007. The results of that census were submitted to the State of Tennessee, which conducted a review and random sample before officially certifying the results, which it did in May 2007. The Mayor of Orlinda is Tabitha Swearingen and the City Manager is Kevin Breeding.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
