Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Greenbrier grades B− overall, 54th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $85K. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 61% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 72% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $378K, 4.4 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Greenbrier has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Granville Babb Sprouse House and Nelson's Greenbrier Distillery. Only 6 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Greenbrier.
Where Greenbrier beats most towns.
Where Greenbrier’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 Greenbrier is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 522 in 1910, 6,898 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1895 and 3 maps from 1931 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenbrier. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
16 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
19 mi MuseumParthenon
17 mi MuseumThe Hermitage
18 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
19 mi Stadium & arenaFirstBank StadiumNissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0 · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenbrier, 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 Greenbrier.
Greenbrier fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally.
4.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Greenbrier’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Tennessee’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Greenbrier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Robertson County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Greenbrier High School, with 769 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 600 | A− |
| Greenbrier High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 769 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Greenbrier for work: only 3% work in town. Greenbrier’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 6% of Greenbrier residents live below the poverty line.
| Greenbrier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Greenbrier since 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Greenbrier has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 28° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 10% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). 26% of residents are under 18 in Greenbrier. Greenbrier has grown 3.3% since 2020, to 7,170 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Greenbrier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.8 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 23% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Greenbrier | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.4% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.3% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.8% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.5% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 14.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 80% of Tennessee’s graded towns.
Greenbrier’s property crime rate is 3.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Greenbrier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Greenbrier home is worth about $378,000, down 0.5% in a year, 14% above the Tennessee typical home.
| Greenbrier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,212 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 76% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Tennessee is food insecurity: 10% of its 5,148 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.2% statewide.
Greenbrier beats the Tennessee average on 12 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Greenbrier | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 29% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Greenbrier | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.2% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Greenbrier
About 4 of every 100 Greenbrier residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
City in Tennessee, United States
Greenbrier is a city in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,898 at the 2020 United States census.
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2 towns share a border with Greenbrier.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier | #54 | B− | B− | B | C | B− |
| Ridgetop | — | — | B | — | C | B− |
| Springfield | #136 | D | B | C | C | D− |
Ridgetop has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ridgetop reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Greenbrier with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Greenbrier grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #54 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B− for health, B for safety and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Clay Roe and George Fisher.
