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Portland is a big small town of 13,449 people in Sumner County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 37 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $282k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,449people
$282kTypical home
$1,141/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
2"Snow
232Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,449
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 888 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $282k (≈$1,780/mo)
- Median rent $1,141/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (478 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BNA airport
- 34 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 251 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
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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