Living in Guthrie, KY
Guthrie is a small town of 1,559 people in Todd County, Kentucky. It's about 12 miles from Clarksville, TN and 46 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $909 a month.
1,559people
$134kTypical home
$909/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
232Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,559
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 664 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Nashville, TN
- 12 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (111 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (314 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BNA airport
- 45 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 548 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 253 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Todd County: R+58 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk