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Cottontown is a tiny town of 374 people in Sumner County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $417k and rent runs about $1k a month.
374people
$417kTypical home
$1,424/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 374
- Part of a metro area
- About 107 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Nashville, TN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $417k (≈$2,632/mo)
- Median rent $1,424/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (520 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BNA airport
- 24 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 627 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 603 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 200 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sumner County: R+42 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.