Living in White Bluff, TN
White Bluff is a small town of 4,080 people in Dickson County, Tennessee. It's about 27 miles from Nashville, TN. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $954 a month.
4,080people
$280kTypical home
$954/moRent
87° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
232Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,080
- Part of a metro area
- About 638 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Nashville, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,765/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
- About average violent crime (309 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BNA airport
- 30 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 158 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 837 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 132 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 643 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 202 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dickson County: R+52 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk