Personal loans in Moscow, TN
State law, not city hall, decides what a lender may do to Moscow's roughly 562 residents, and a state regulator supervises it. Moscow ranks 276th of 344 places in Tennessee, with a population near 562. With roughly 562 residents, Moscow is a small community, and the lending rules its borrowers live under are written in Tennessee, not by the city. Moscow lost roughly 1.1% of its population across the 2020-to-2023 comparison. Work out your debt-to-income ratio first; lenders weigh it heavily, and Moscow's 562 residents are no exception. A larger market lies at Rossville, TN about 10 miles away.
Moscow by the numbers
Most of what governs a Moscow loan is written in Tennessee law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: 562 people, a figure that places Moscow 276th among the 344 Census places in Tennessee (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: A loss of roughly 1.1% between 2020 and 2023.
- Absolute change: 6 residents lost between 2020 and 2023.
- Size percentile: with 562 residents, Moscow is larger than about 20% of Tennessee's Census places.
- Density: the Census land area of 1.3 sq mi holds about 440 people per square mile.
- Land area rank: Moscow's 1.3 square miles rank 293rd of 344 places in Tennessee.
- Within Tennessee: about 0.0% of the state's population lives in Moscow.
- National standing: Moscow ranks 12,688th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Moscow ranks 288th among Tennessee's 344 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- Against the state trend: Moscow's 1.1% change compares with a Tennessee average of +2.4% across its 344 places.
- Density rank: Moscow places 213th among Tennessee's places by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Moscow's 440 people per square mile sit against a Tennessee median of 553.
- Location: latitude 35.0624, longitude -89.3823 (Census Gazetteer).
- Nearest larger cities: Rossville (10 mi); Somerville (12 mi); Piperton (13 mi); Oakland (14 mi); Collierville (18 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Moscow whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller places nearby: Williston (7 mi); La Grange (8 mi); Grand Junction (11 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 30 of them.
- Larger places within 100 miles: 182.
A pre-application checklist for Moscow
A sensible order of operations for a loan in Moscow, home to about 562 people:
- Start with the credit file: order the reports, fix the errors, then apply.
- Run the numbers on the personal loan calculator so you know the payment before you apply.
- Collect three or more offers and compare them on APR, not on the advertised rate.
- Verify the lender's Tennessee licence with the regulator listed on this page.
- Do not borrow more than the expense calls for, even if a lender approves a larger amount.
- Write down the purpose of the loan and your repayment plan before you apply.
- If debt is already a struggle, talk to a nonprofit credit counsellor before borrowing more.
In Moscow as elsewhere in Tennessee, the written terms — not the advertisement — are what count for its 562 residents.
Borrowing reach in Moscow
At roughly 440 people per square mile, Moscow is lightly settled; 45 larger places lie within 50 miles. A Tennessee licence lets a lender serve Moscow without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 562 residents are offered. The nearest bigger place is Rossville, TN about 10 miles away.
Moscow against the rest of Tennessee
Within Tennessee, Moscow holds roughly 0.0% of all residents, the 276th-largest share among 344 places. On the 2020-to-2023 trend, Moscow stands 288th among Tennessee's 344 places — roughly the 16th percentile. By density, at about 440 people per square mile, it ranks 213th in Tennessee. The population moved by about 6 people between 2020 and 2023, a 1.1% shift.
The Tennessee lending rules that reach Moscow
Read the table as a lender's compliance picture for Moscow: the rule, the sourced figure, the publisher and the date.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) Source says: The Department regulates banks, credit unions, trust companies, business and industrial development corporations, industrial loan and thrift companies | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | TDFI Compliance Division licenses industrial loan & thrift companies, deferred presentment companies, flexible credit companies, and other consumer lenders Source says: The Compliance Division is responsible for the licensing and regulatory supervision of the following types of financial institutions operating in Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 10.75% per annum (maximum effective formula rate for written contracts, announced September 15, 2026) Source says: the maximum effective formula rate of interest in Tennessee is 10.75 percent per annum | Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions (TDFI) as of 2026-09-16 |
The anatomy of a Moscow personal loan
Most loans made to Moscow's 562 residents are unsecured, so nothing is pledged and the lender relies on your credit history. The APR tracks your credit score rather than Moscow's rank of 276th in Tennessee: a strong file may earn a single-digit rate, while damaged credit can push the rate far higher. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Moscow loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
Common questions
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Nearby places
- Williston, TN — population 338
- La Grange, TN — population 122
- Somerville, TN — population 3,525
- Rossville, TN — population 1,166
- Grand Junction, TN — population 338
- Oakland, TN — population 10,488
- Piperton, TN — population 2,689
- Hickory Valley, TN — population 80