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Smithville is a big small town of 5,288 people in DeKalb County, Tennessee. It's about 51 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $740 a month.
5,288people
$194kTypical home
$740/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
231Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,288
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 897 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Nashville, TN
- 51 mi to Nashville, TN
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,225/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 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
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to BNA airport
- 49 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 178 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 369 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- DeKalb County: R+63 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk