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Smyrna is a mid-size city of 56,692 people in Rutherford County, Tennessee. It's about 14 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $358k and rent runs about $1k a month.
56,692people
$358kTypical home
$1,461/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 56,692
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,660 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Nashville, TN
- 14 mi to Nashville, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $358k (≈$2,259/mo)
- Median rent $1,461/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (333 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,854 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to BNA airport
- 14 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 171 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 574 ft
- 372 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,184 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 143 bars within 25 mi
- 395 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutherford County: R+22 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk