Living in Hendersonville, TN
Hendersonville is a mid-size city of 63,091 people in Sumner County, Tennessee. It's about 16 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $2k a month.
63,091people
$431kTypical home
$1,653/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
232Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 63,091
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,991 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Nashville, TN
- 16 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,716/mo)
- Median rent $1,653/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (613 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BNA airport
- 13 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 174 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 532 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 358 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 28 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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