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Dickson is a small city of 16,424 people in Dickson County, Tennessee. It's about 35 miles from Clarksville, TN and 36 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,424people
$293kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,424
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 800 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Nashville, TN
- 35 mi to Clarksville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,845/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (357 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,829 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BNA airport
- 39 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 154 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 141 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickson County: R+52 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk