Living in Westmoreland, TN
Westmoreland is a small town of 2,845 people in Sumner County, Tennessee. It's about 30 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 42 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,845people
$242kTypical home
$1,030/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
232Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,845
- Part of a metro area
- About 604 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Nashville, TN
- 30 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,524/mo)
- Median rent $1,030/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (233 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BNA airport
- 39 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 182 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 909 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 175 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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