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A town of 13,113, settled in 1836.
Crossville grades D overall, 147th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $49K, and 23% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, it has 15 miles of trail. 48% of working residents work locally in Crossville, above both the Tennessee town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). On walkability, just 29 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do better. Crossville has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cumberland Homesteads Historic District and Cumberland County Courthouses.
Where Crossville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
11.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Crossville is from typical.
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Census counts: 95 in 1870, 12,071 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 5 maps from 1912 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crossville, 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 Crossville.
Crossville draws workers from Lake Tansi and beyond and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Tennessee.
Crossville’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Centennial Park, at 54 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Centennial Park | 0.8 mi | 54 |
| 2. Obed River Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Cumberland Mountain | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Cumberland County school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Martin ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 735 | B |
| Stone Memorial High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 992 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Crossville. Crossville beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Crossville.
| Crossville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Crossville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.2% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
14,559 jobs are based in Crossville, 3.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 19.5 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee.
The average trip to work in Crossville is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Crossville has added 1,371 jobs, to 14,559 in 2023. 6.4% of Crossville workers work from home.
| Crossville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.4% | 9.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Crossville since 2013.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 26.7°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 93% of Tennessee places with climate records; July afternoons average 83.7°.
Only 1 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower July high than Crossville. Crossville has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Only 8 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower January low than Crossville.
| Crossville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 84°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 27°F | 29°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Crossville home is worth about $307,000, up 0.7% in a year, 7% below the Tennessee typical home.
| Crossville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $815 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Crossville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Crossville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
10,795 counted in 2010 and 12,071 in 2020; an estimated 13,113 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 8.8% since 2020, after 11.8% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
5 places in Crossville on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Crossville.
City in Tennessee, United States
Crossville is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Crossville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,071 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Crossville.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossville | #147 | D | B | D | B− | D |
| Lake Tansi | #125 | C− | B− | — | B− | D |
Lake Tansi reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Crossville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Crossville grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #147 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D for health, D for safety and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 5.1 years of the area's median household income ($60,375 across the Crossville, TN 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.
6 notable people were born here, including Julie Ann Emery and Marjorie Weaver.
