Cookeville, TN vs Hartsville, TN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCookeville, TNHartsville, TN
Population36,08811,957
Median Household Income$51,375$72,747
Median Rent$917/mo$853/mo
Median Home Value$305,400$337,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)—96
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income48.6%32.5%
Poverty Rate23.5%11.9%
Unemployment Rate3.7%3.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k271163*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,490780*
Median AQI30—
Good AQI Days /yr323—
Summer Highs86°F88°F
Winter Lows29°F30°F
Snowfall6 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute18.9 min33.9 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher14.315.4
College Degree Rate34.8%14.3%
Foreign-Born %9.3%2.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%+8.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Hartsville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.