Living in La Vergne, TN
La Vergne is a small city of 40,243 people in Rutherford County, Tennessee. It's about 10 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $2k a month.
40,243people
$310kTypical home
$1,805/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
232Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,243
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,628 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Nashville, TN
- 10 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,954/mo)
- Median rent $1,805/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (447 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BNA airport
- 10 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 174 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 591 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 47 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 443 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutherford County: R+22 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk