Clarksville, Tennessee
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Clarksville.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Clarksville compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 171,897City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $66,786Incorporated place (ACS)15% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 84ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)16% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $236,100City limits (ACS)22% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,215City limits (ACS)10% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 3.4%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 24 minNear U.S. avg (25 min)U.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 2447% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 578.8annualized per 100k · citywideNear U.S. avg (602.7)U.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2791.9annualized per 100k · citywide9% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 88°FNear U.S. avg (87°F)U.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 30°F4.0°F below U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 47.2 in43% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 23711% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Clarksville with another city
Clarksville, Tennessee counts about 171,897 residents inside the city limits. Median household income is roughly $66,786, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 84 — among the more affordable large markets in this catalog on housing costs (100 ≈ U.S. average). A typical home near $236,100 and rents around $1,215 frame most shortlists.
Clarksville is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Clarksville with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Music/tourism hubs and auto manufacturing corridors sit under humid summers. The normals show about 47.2 inches of rain and 237 sunny days across a typical year. Plan on roughly 24 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 24. Unemployment recently ran near 3.4%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates near 578.8 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Clarksville city, 1600000US4715160)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN471250000000003 (Montgomery County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00003894 CLARKSVILLE OUTLAW AP)
Last updated 2026-07-28