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Carthage is a small town of 2,327 people in Smith County, Tennessee. It's about 45 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $934 a month.
2,327people
$257kTypical home
$934/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
225Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,327
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 802 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Nashville, TN
- 45 mi to Nashville, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,623/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (257 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,369 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to BNA airport
- 42 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 387 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 65 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 132 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Smith County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk