Lake TansiTN
A town of 4,437.
Is Lake Tansi a good place to live?
Lake Tansi is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 125th of 175 in Tennessee, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $281K, 4.7 years of the Crossville area’s $60K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 41% of residents are 65 or older in Lake Tansi, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Lake Tansi has 1 place on the National Register. No town among the 177 in Tennessee we compare has a lower July high than Lake Tansi.
Lake Tansi has grown 22% from 2010 to 2020
3,803 counted in 2010 and 4,629 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Lake Tansi grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Lake Tansi is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Lake Tansi: who provides what
Lake Tansi is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Tansi.
Lake Tansi looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally, sends most of its workers to Crossville and beyond and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Tennessee.
Lake Tansi’s schools rank behind 54% of Tennessee districts
Its public schools are run by the Cumberland County school district. 569 students attend Lake Tansi’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank P. Brown ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 569 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
0% of Lake Tansi is conserved land
4.8 miles of trail. Lake Tansi’s trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Lake Tansi than in most of Tennessee or the rest of the country
Within Tennessee it is less healthy than 62% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
Among adults in Lake Tansi, 19% report frequent physical distress. Only 7 of the 176 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Lake Tansi. Of 31 CDC measures, Lake Tansi beats the Tennessee average on 8 and trails it on 10.
| Lake Tansi | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lake Tansi | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 13.3% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.1% | 14.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About two in five of Lake Tansi’s working residents commute to Crossville
Lake Tansi has 191 jobs for its 1,664 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Lake Tansi’s middle household income comes in at $58,000. Only 4% of working residents stay in Lake Tansi for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Lake Tansi grew to 191 in 2023, 47 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Crossville (42%), Nashville (7%) and Cookeville (4%).
| Lake Tansi | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Tansi: four seasons and pleasant summers
January nights average 27°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 91% of Tennessee places with climate records; July afternoons average 83.5°.
About 14 inches of snow falls in a winter. In Lake Tansi, the January low is 27°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lake Tansi faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Lake Tansi than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Lake Tansi’s households are owner-occupiers than in the typical Tennessee or U.S. town
The median property tax bill is $680, against $1,442 across Tennessee, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
A home in Lake Tansi typically sold within 56 days of listing. The median sale price was $308,000 in May 2026. In Lake Tansi, the typical sale closed at 97.1% of the list price.
| Lake Tansi | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,020 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Tansi
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Tansi; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lake Tansi residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
96% of working residents leave Lake Tansi for work
Where Lake Tansi’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Tansi
CDP in Tennessee, United States
Lake Tansi Village (also known as Lake Tansi) is a resort community in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States, recognized by the U.S. Census as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 4,629 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 9.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,919 ft
Lake Tansi’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Lake Tansi.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tansi | #125 | C− | B− | — | B− | D |
| Crossville | #147 | D | B | D | B− | D |
Lake Tansi reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lake Tansi with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Tansi
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Tansi, TN a good place to live?
Lake Tansi grades C− overall, better than 16% of U.S. towns and #125 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Lake Tansi, TN expensive?
The typical home is worth about $281,000, 15% below the Tennessee typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.