Living in Clarksville, TN
Clarksville is a mid-size city of 176,456 people in Montgomery County, Tennessee. It's part of the Clarksville, TN area. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
176,456people
$264kTypical home
$1,307/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
1"Snow
232Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 176,456
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,763 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Nashville, TN
- In the Clarksville, TN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,662/mo)
- Median rent $1,307/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (364 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,279 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 35% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BNA airport
- 48 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 545 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montgomery County: R+18 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk