Living in Lebanon, TN
Lebanon is a small city of 44,788 people in Wilson County, Tennessee. It's about 22 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $378k and rent runs about $1k a month.
44,788people
$378kTypical home
$1,306/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
232Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 44,788
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,101 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Nashville, TN
- 22 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $378k (≈$2,386/mo)
- Median rent $1,306/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (708 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BNA airport
- 19 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 188 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 591 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 839 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 263 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wilson County: R+40 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk