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SheetTN-CROSSVILLE-TN · Crossville, TN 12,265 pop · income 20th pct · 17 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Crossville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Crossville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Lawrenceburg · lowest
41,458
Lawrenceburg · lowest
41,458 median HH income
44.5% of the leader · rank #1
Clearwater · near
50,669
Clearwater · near
50,669 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #2
Cascade · near
50,671
Cascade · near
50,671 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #3
Crossville · this city
50,672
Crossville · this city
50,672 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #4
Yale · near
50,673
Yale · near
50,673 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #5
Marienville · near
50,675
Marienville · near
50,675 median HH income
54.3% of the leader · rank #6
Middle Valley · highest
93,264
Middle Valley · highest
93,264 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Crossville on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 12,265.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Crossville - the verdict
Nationally, Crossville sits in the 20th percentile for household income and the 13th percentile for safety among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
20th
percentile, household income
51st
percentile, home value
34th
percentile, median rent
13th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Crossville, TN
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 12,265 residents in Crossville, a small town within Tennessee. Households in Crossville report a median income of $50,672 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 13.5%. Typical homes in Crossville are valued around $230,300, and the median resident age is 40.8 years. 18.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 47.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 114 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 72% from five years earlier. Crossville's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 3231.6 incidents per 100,000 residents, above the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 54.5°F with 59.0 inches of precipitation per year.
Living costs in Tennessee run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Tennessee at 91.9 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,118 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Tennessee run around $218, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 52.5 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Crossville's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from schools and households to comparison shortlist to within-city variation to population change to housing and income to reported crime to climate and hazard context to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Crossville, city-specific coverage includes within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, matched public-school count, annual population history, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Crossville?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 9 public schools within the city match. 18.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Crossville?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Tennessee, the closest population matches are Red Bank (11,960 residents, $61,788 income); Lewisburg (12,607 residents, $52,634 income); Manchester (12,651 residents, $55,019 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Riverview, MI (12,269 residents); Herrin, IL (12,271 residents); Effingham, IL (12,258 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What can 17 Census tracts reveal inside Crossville?
PlainCities matches 17 Census tracts to this city.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
Is Crossville growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,022 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +8.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 114 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Crossville?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 13.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
4.5×
Home value
$230,300
Household income
$50,672
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Crossville?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 3231.6 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 42% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
3231.6
Violent rate
646.3
Property rate
2585.3
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What physical conditions frame life in Crossville?
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 54.5°F, with 59.0 inches of precipitation. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Tennessee is 52.5 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
FEMA risk index (state avg)
52.5
Annual precipitation
59.0 in
Mean temperature
54.5°F
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
What does the journey to work look like in Crossville?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 84.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
84.0%
Work from home
5.6%
Public transit
0.3%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 4,895 workers age 16+.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B+
91.9 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
13.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$50,672
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
646 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Crossville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 78/100 (B+) · 91.9 index
Bachelor's+ share: 30/100 (F) · 18.4%
Poverty rate: 26/100 (F) · 13.5%
Household income: 21/100 (F) · $50,672
Violent crime: 8/100 (F) · 646 /100k
Where Crossville sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Crossville's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Crossville highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Crossville, TN (this city): home $230,300, crime 3,232/100k
Riverview, MI : home $200,500, crime 1,142/100k
Herrin, IL : home $109,100, crime 2,928/100k
Effingham, IL : home $166,700, crime 2,197/100k
Streator, IL : home $88,000, crime 1,942/100k
Grafton, WI : home $301,300, crime 696/100k
Red Bank, TN : home $246,100, crime 1,569/100k
Lewisburg, TN : home $183,400, crime 2,648/100k
Manchester, TN : home $215,700, crime 3,112/100k
Lawrenceburg, TN : home $158,100, crime 1,800/100k
How does Crossville compare to other US cities?
Here's how Crossville stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income20% higher than other cities
Home value51% pricier than other cities
Median rent34% pricier than other cities
Safety13% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Tennessee and the picture shifts: Crossville ranks #150 of 174 Tennessee cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Crossville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Tennessee only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Tennessee-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Crossville near the bottom of Tennessee's cities
Among the 482 Tennessee cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Crossville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Crossville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#288 of 458
37th percentile in Tennessee
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 482
0th percentile in Tennessee
Median Home Value
#141 of 455
69th percentile in Tennessee
Poverty Rate
#173 of 482
64th percentile in Tennessee
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#209 of 482
56th percentile in Tennessee
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Tennessee only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
20th percentile nationally for median household income · 13th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Crossville's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Crossville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Crossville's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$230,30049th percentilemore affordable than 49% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Crossville's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,070 of 15,516
More affordable than 22% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#2,375 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 4.5×, Crossville sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,070 of 15,516 and #2,375 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$50,672Crossville, TN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Crossville, TN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Crossville, TN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)13.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)47.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
12,265
Median Income
$50,672
Median Home Value
$230,300
Median Age
40.8
Poverty Rate
13.5%
Labor force participation
47.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
3231.6
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
646.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2585.3
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
54.5°F
Annual Precipitation
59.0"
Annual Snowfall
N/A
Schools
Total Schools
9
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Crossville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
12,091 residents
2021
12,218 residents
2022
12,439 residents
2023
12,656 residents
2024
12,805 residents
2025
13,113 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
114
housing units authorized
Single-Family
114
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
9.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
405
405
0
$87.4M
2020
442
442
0
$93.8M
2021
477
477
0
$135.5M
2022
425
425
0
$120.3M
2023
428
428
0
$106.4M
2024
114
114
0
$23.7M
Permit volume decreased 72% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
84.0%
Carpool
7.9%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
0.9%
Work from Home
5.6%
Other
1.3%
Based on 4,895 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Tennessee statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $218
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Tennessee at $218 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Tennessee statewide averages, not a meter reading for Crossville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Tennessee's BEA cost-of-living index is 91.9 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Crossville is $1,118/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Tennessee statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 52.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Tennessee statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Crossville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Crossville compares to similar-size Tennessee cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.