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Cookeville is a small city of 36,088 people in Putnam County, Tennessee. It's about 68 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $917 a month.
36,088people
$305kTypical home
$917/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
6"Snow
225Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,088
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,009 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Nashville, TN
- 68 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,926/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,456 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to BNA airport
- 65 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,099 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+47 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk