Living in Oak Grove, TN
Oak Grove is a tiny town of 248 people in Sumner County, Tennessee. It's about 28 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 38 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
248people
$318kTypical home
$1,424/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
232Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 248
- Part of a metro area
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Nashville, TN
- 28 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,006/mo)
- Median rent $1,424/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 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 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BNA airport
- 35 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 175 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 241 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 74 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.