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Ashland City grades C overall, 93rd among Tennessee's 175 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $79K. On the other side, residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 21% of the land in Ashland City is conserved, above both Tennessee’s towns (1.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Cheatham County Courthouse (Additional Documentation) is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns.
Where Ashland City beats most towns.
Cheatham County Courthouse (Additional Documentation)4,541 counted in 2010 and 5,193 in 2020; an estimated 5,650 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8.8% since 2020, after 14.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Ashland City is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 121 in 1870, 5,193 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ashland City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
14 mi MuseumParthenon
19 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
16 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaFirstBank Stadium
24 mi MuseumThe HermitageNissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashland City, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Ashland City.
Ashland City draws workers from Clarksville and beyond, fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally.
5,117 jobs are based in Ashland City, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
The average trip to work for Ashland City comes to 30 minutes, above both the Tennessee town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). For most workers, Ashland City is a place to come home to: only 12% work in town. Also worth knowing: 6.4% of Ashland City residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Ashland City has added 532 jobs, to 5,117 in 2023.
| Ashland City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 12% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Cheatham County school district runs its public schools. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked. 3 public schools serve Ashland City, with 511 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland City ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 424 | B− |
| Riverside AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 17 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Within Tennessee it is less healthy than 51% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
In Ashland City, nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor. The town tracks Tennessee closely on all 31 CDC measures. 29% of adults here have been diagnosed with depression; 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Ashland City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest park or preserve is Bull Run Recreation Area, at 120 acres. Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 0.5 miles. Parks and preserves in Ashland City: 8, covering 253 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bull Run Recreation Area | — | 120 |
| 2. Caldwell Nature Park | — | 73 |
| 3. Riverbluff Park | — | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its typical July afternoon high comes in at 90°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 22 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 59% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 148 to 82 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Ashland City’s violent offense rate stands at 1 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of thefts and burglaries comes in at 13 per 1,000 residents.
| Ashland City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Ashland City has had 74 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 42% come from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On the market in Ashland City: a median 118 days to sell. In Ashland City, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,336 a month. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 62%.
| Ashland City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,336 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 66% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No age group stands out against Tennessee: all are within 4 points. Ashland City has grown 8.8% since 2020, to 5,650 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Tennessee has 31% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 28%. In Ashland City, the median age is 37.6 years.
| Ashland City | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.6 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Ashland City | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.2% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.7% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.5% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
8 within 15 miles of the center of Ashland City
About 4 of every 100 Ashland City residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where Ashland City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Ashland City.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Ashland City is a town and the county seat of Cheatham County, Tennessee. Located in Middle Tennessee, it is part of the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2024 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the population was 5,689, an increase from 5,193 in the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Ashland City.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland City | #93 | C | B− | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Nashville | — | — | D | D− | — | — |
Nashville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ashland City with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Ashland City grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #93 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades C− for health, C+ for safety and C+ for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($85,447 across the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
3 notable people were born here, including Caleb Plant and Constance Bannister.
