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A town of 45,172, settled in 1835. Public schools that outperform most of Tennessee.
Mount Juliet grades A− overall, 9th among Tennessee's 175 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 91% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $107K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $557K for a typical one and 6.5 times the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. Mount Juliet’s median rent is $2,011 a month, above both Tennessee’s towns ($944 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On civic life, just 11 of Tennessee’s 232 towns do better. Mount Juliet has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Tanglewood Historic District and Chandler Stone Wall.
Where Mount Juliet beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland Elementary | PK–5 | 1,371 |
| Stoner Creek Elementary | PK–5 | 1,043 |
| Mt. Juliet Elementary | PK–5 | 648 |
23,671 counted in 2010 and 39,289 in 2020; an estimated 45,172 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 14.9% since 2020, after 66% 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 Mount Juliet is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,879 in 1980, 39,289 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1853 and 5 maps from 1932 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Juliet. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
10 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
6 mi MuseumThe Hermitage
17 mi MuseumParthenon
15 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
17 mi Stadium & arenaFirstBank StadiumNissan Stadium: Kaldari, CC0 · Ryman Auditorium: Unknown, CC0 · The Hermitage: Jim Bowen from Zhenhai, China, CC BY 2.0 · Parthenon: Mayur Phadtare, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bridgestone Arena: EVula, CC BY 3.0 · FirstBank Stadium: Mhar564, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Juliet, 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 Mount Juliet.
Mount Juliet fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and trades workers with Nashville and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Tennessee.
At 6.5 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income, the typical home (about $557K) costs more against local pay than in 89% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Lebanon is next at $442K.
The typical Mount Juliet home is worth about $557,000, up 0.6% in a year, 68% above the Tennessee typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Wilson County school district. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Wilson Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,383 | A− |
| Green Hill High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,606 | B |
| W A Wright ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 538 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Tennessee is COPD: 5.4% of its 28,784 adults have COPD, against 8.6% statewide.
12% of adults report frequent physical distress in Mount Juliet. Mount Juliet beats the Tennessee average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of adults have obesity in Mount Juliet.
| Mount Juliet | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 39% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 28% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Mount Juliet | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.4% | 8.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 12.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 85% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 46 reported in 2025, 1 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Mount Juliet is 1 per 1,000 residents.
| Mount Juliet | 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) | 6.9 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Mount Juliet has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Mount Juliet’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount Juliet has about as many jobs (18,420) as working residents, but only 1,861 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 7,026 in 2013 to 18,420.
Most working residents leave Mount Juliet for work: only 9% work in town. 22% of Mount Juliet workers work from home. Since 2013, Mount Juliet has added 11,394 jobs, to 18,420 in 2023.
| Mount Juliet | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
96 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 16 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 96 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Juliet.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.7 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Charlie Daniels Park, at 22 acres.
| Mount Juliet | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 1.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Charlie Daniels Park | 0.4 mi | 22 |
| 2. Robinson Family Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
| 3. Willoughby Station Amenity Area | 0.1 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
8 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Juliet
About 4 of every 100 Mount Juliet residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
4 places in Mount Juliet on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Mount Juliet.
City in Tennessee, United States
Mt. Juliet (also referred to as Mount Juliet) is a city located in western Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. A suburb of Nashville, it is approximately 17 miles (27 km) east of downtown Nashville. Mt. Juliet is located mostly between two major national east-west routes, Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 70. As of the 2020 United States census, Mount Juliet has a population of approximately 39,289 people. Mt. Juliet is the largest city in Wilson County. The official city charter has the name listed as Mt. Juliet; however, the United States Postal Service lists its name as Mount Juliet.
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3 towns share a border with Mount Juliet.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Juliet | #9 | A− | C | B+ | A | A− |
| Green Hill | #8 | A− | B | — | A | B+ |
| Lebanon | #75 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B+ | C+ |
| Nashville | — | — | D | D− | — | — |
Green Hill reports no FBI crime data of its own. Nashville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Juliet with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Mount Juliet grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #9 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and A for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
4 notable people were born here, including Johnnie Wright and Don Ray.
