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Oak Grove is a big small town of 7,962 people in Christian County, Kentucky. It's about 9 miles from Clarksville, TN and 56 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,962people
$149kTypical home
$1,197/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
232Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,962
- Part of a metro area
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Nashville, TN
- 9 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$938/mo)
- Median rent $1,197/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°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
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (271 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,747 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 43% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to BNA airport
- 56 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 525 ft
- 412 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 139 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 206 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Christian County: R+34 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk