Living in Mitchellville, TN
Mitchellville is a tiny town of 176 people in Sumner County, Tennessee. It's about 24 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 39 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
176people
$158kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
232Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 176
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 328 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Nashville, TN
- 24 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$995/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (520 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BNA airport
- 36 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 416 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 259 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.