Living in Adams, TN
Adams is a tiny town of 888 people in Robertson County, Tennessee. It's about 16 miles from Clarksville, TN and 39 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
888people
$259kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
232Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 888
- Part of a metro area
- About 371 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Nashville, TN
- 16 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,633/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BNA airport
- 38 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 554 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Robertson County: R+51 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk