Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
White House is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, 26th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 84% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $90K. A typical home there costs about $387K, 4.5 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. White House’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both the Tennessee town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Strickland Place Farm is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
Where White House beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| White House Heritage Elementary School | 3–6 | 657 |
| Robert F. Woodall Elementary | PK–2 | 521 |
| White House Intermediate School | 3–5 | 448 |
10,255 counted in 2010 and 12,982 in 2020; an estimated 17,872 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 37.3% since 2020, after 26.6% 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 White House is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 239 in 1930, 12,982 in 2020. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in White House, 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 White House.
White House fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and looks healthier within Tennessee than nationally, but it has commutes longer than most of Tennessee.
Three of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| White House Heritage Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 657 | B+ |
| White House Heritage High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 977 | B+ |
| Harold B. Williams Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 435 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 6,782 working residents takes 34.7 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee. Jobs based here grew from 2,592 in 2013 to 3,829.
Most working residents leave White House for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in White House grew to 3,829 in 2023, 1,237 more than in 2013. 7% of White House residents live below the poverty line.
| White House | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 15% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
White House has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. White House Municipal Park, at 76 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| White House | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 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. White House Municipal Park | 1.7 mi | 76 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 2016, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in White House.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
White House’s median rent is $1,426 a month. The typical White House home is worth about $387,000, about the same as a year ago, 17% above the Tennessee typical home. 76% of households own their home in White House.
| White House | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,426 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 13% of residents (17% statewide). White House has grown 37% since 2020, to 17,872 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
| White House | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.8 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 23% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.3 points). Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.5, men 35.2.
| White House | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.7% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.6% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.4% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 81% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures.
White House beats the Tennessee average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| White House | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 41% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | White House | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 14.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.9% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 73.2% | 76.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 17.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 70% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 246 to 161 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White House. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaNissan Stadium
18 mi TheatreRyman Auditorium
23 mi MuseumParthenon
18 mi MuseumThe Hermitage
22 mi Stadium & arenaBridgestone Arena
24 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of White House
About 4 of every 100 White House residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where White House’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in White House.
City in Tennessee, United States
White House is a city in Robertson and Sumner counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was listed as 12,982 in the 2020 census and has an estimated population of 17,872 as of 2025. It is approximately 22 miles (35 km) north of downtown Nashville.
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One town shares a border with White House.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White House | #26 | B+ | B− | B− | A− | B− |
| Millersville | #70 | C+ | C | B | A | C |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. White House grades B+ overall, better than 70% of U.S. towns and #26 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B− 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 B−.
3 notable people were born here, including Claire Rachel Wilkinson and Andy Kirby.
