New JohnsonvilleTN
A town of 1,849, settled in 1955.
Is New Johnsonville a good place to live?
New Johnsonville’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for schools. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 132 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower property offense rate than New Johnsonville. No town in Tennessee scores lower than New Johnsonville on history. New Johnsonville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 98% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is C L Edwards Memorial Park, at 26 acres. New Johnsonville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes New Johnsonville stand out
Where New Johnsonville beats most towns.
How New Johnsonville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far New Johnsonville is from typical.
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Moving to New Johnsonville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Johnsonville, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Johnsonville.
On state tests, New Johnsonville’s schools trail 84% of Tennessee districts
The Humphreys County school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 359 students attend New Johnsonville’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 359 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
Health in New Johnsonville trails 82% of U.S. towns
The share of adults 18 to 64 in New Johnsonville who have no health insurance is 11%, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. In New Johnsonville, 31% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults locally, 21% report frequent mental distress and 19% smoke cigarettes.
| New Johnsonville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | New Johnsonville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.7% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in New Johnsonville are worth about $224K, by Zillow’s estimate
New Johnsonville: 88% of households own their home. Typical home values rose 5.2% in the year to September 2026. Also worth knowing: its typical rent is $874 a month, close to Tennessee’s towns ($947 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month).
| New Johnsonville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $874 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The climate in New Johnsonville brings mild winters and hot summers
New Johnsonville’s July high stands at 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: New Johnsonville has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 862 commuters
Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. New Johnsonville’s average commute comes in at 19 minutes. For most workers, New Johnsonville is a place to come home to: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Waverly (13%), Dickson (7%) and Nashville (5%).
| New Johnsonville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in New Johnsonville is earthquakes, at a high overall level
In New Johnsonville, the FEMA risk score is 63 of 100. Since 2003, New Johnsonville has seen 2 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 30% come from earthquakes and 23% from inland flooding. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Crime reported in New Johnsonville
5 violent crimes were reported in 2022. New Johnsonville's reported crime rate is well below Tennessee's.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
New Johnsonville has set aside 5.7% of its land for conservation
Trails total 1.3 miles in 1 park or preserve. In New Johnsonville, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| New Johnsonville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.7% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. C L Edwards Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about New Johnsonville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of New Johnsonville; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 New Johnsonville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About New Johnsonville
City in Tennessee, United States
New Johnsonville is a city in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Johnsonville had a population of 1,804.
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- Area
- 7.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 436 ft
- ZIP code
- 37134
- Area code
- 931
Questions about New Johnsonville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Johnsonville, TN expensive?
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.