Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Cross Plains’ subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cross Plains. Cross Plains has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them William Randolph House and Thomas Drugs. Cross Plains has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Cross Plains beats most towns.
William Randolph HouseWhere Cross Plains’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Cross Plains is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 101 in 1880, 1,789 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cross Plains, 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 Cross Plains.
Most working residents leave Cross Plains for work: only 1% work in town. At 34 minutes, Cross Plains’ average trip to work is above both the Tennessee town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Cross Plains.
| Cross Plains | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Robertson County school district. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is East Robertson High School, with 712 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Robertson ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 603 | B |
| East Robertson High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 712 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Cross Plains beats the Tennessee average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Cross Plains adults have been diagnosed with depression, close to Tennessee’s towns (29%) and above U.S. towns (23%). 20% of Cross Plains adults report frequent mental distress.
| Cross Plains | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 19% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Cross Plains | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.2% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Cross Plains home is worth about $412,000, up 2.2% in a year, 24% above the Tennessee typical home.
| Cross Plains | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,153 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Cross Plains has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 28° and about 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Cross Plains | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cross Plains
About 6 of every 100 Cross Plains residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
2 places in Cross Plains on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Tennessee, United States
Cross Plains is a city in Robertson County, Tennessee. The city's population was 1,789 at the 2020 census. Cross Plains was the first area of Robertson County that was settled by European settlers, with the arrival of Thomas Kilgore in 1778.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
