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Columbia is a small city of 45,441 people in Maury County, Tennessee. It's about 37 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
45,441people
$309kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
1"Snow
235Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,441
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,245 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Nashville, TN
- 37 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,947/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (369 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,460 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BNA airport
- 40 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 342 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 124 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 167 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 64 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Maury County: R+45 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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