Clarksville, Tennessee

chadjjones89
9mo ago
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Okay, so take this with a grain of salt.

I grew up the next county over and drove through several times a month going going to/coming home from college in West TN. The area around exit 8 is almost unrecognizable from 15 years ago.

Currently live around exit 11, and it's quiet. Schools are good. Lots of places to shop, but it's heavily dominated by chains. Lots of good locally owned things, too, which is really nice. If you have kids, the desirable schools are off exit 8 and exit 11.

Parks are in abundance as are walking trails. Traffic can be a mess because infrastructure is lagging about 20 years behind the population, which has grown by about 60% in that time. As such, roads can be absolutely packed, especially Wilma, Ft. Campbell, Madison, and Tiny Town.

It's honestly not bad, but as many people have noted, there is a fair amount of resentment towards the folks that have come from out of state as the influx put a ton of upwards pressure on housing prices. For folks coming from higher CoL areas I'm sure Clarksville seems very affordable, but for those of us who grew up in the outlying rural areas like myself, it's sickening to see housing prices triple since the early 2000s and doubled from the mid 2010s.

blackballoon35
9mo ago
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Alright so… Your post is asking about life here in general but most people seem to be focused on the traffic (which in fairness, really is quite terrible) so I'll expand a bit on other aspects instead.

It's a military town so you'll encounter people from all over. Most people here have either been here their whole lives or just moved here in the past few years- not a lot of in-between. Locals don't love the recent growth and aren't always welcoming, but the community can really come together when they want to (for example, after the tornado in December).

Housing is pretty affordable here but the NEW houses are very cheaply built and I wouldn't recommend buying one. There's also a huge lack of shopping imo- you have to go to Nashville for things like Costco, Whole Foods, etc.

The area itself is beautiful and there are plenty of things to do in town, esp if you enjoy the outdoors. The Greenway, Dunbar Cave State Park, the Cumberland River, Downtown Commons, etc. I just moved here last September so I'm by no means an expert, but that's my take on the area so far!

Useful-GuY-3008
9mo ago
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Hey there and welcome to a great city!

Overall, the city is nice and blossoming. We've got an influx of people who wanted to take advantage of a great market (myself, came from Nashville) and longtime people here. In growth you get traffic, new businesses and lots of opportunities.

With that being said, is traffic bad? It's not great, but if you've been an a larger city where you know what ACTUAL traffic looks and feels like, this here is a breeze. Similar to crime, if you've seen TRUE crime you know Clarksville is actually light on the foolery.

Welcome again, join the discord if you've never heard of it, called Clarksville Social, https://discord.gg/nk8qPCgdhY

What are the people like in Clarksville, TN?

It's really a mixed bag of a town. it's interesting because Clarksville has a liberal arts university Austin Peay State University. That school is pretty liberal and has some great programs. However the university serves the greater Clarksville area which includes Fort Cambell a military base containing the 101st airborne division. So you get all types at the school and everywhere around Clarksville. This make for a very varied set of people but can also create a lot of tension between various groups. Clarksville is still very much a part of the south so you have a lot of conservative, Christian, and unfortunately even still some racist issues that are still prevalent. Clarksville basically has a space for most types of people. Although that space and community is smaller for some groups than others you will find people you probably will love and fit right in with and you will also probably find people who you can't stand and drive you nutty. I grew up there until I was 27 then I moved to Japan. I haven't lived there the past seven years but my mother still lives there and I have family and friends there. Personally I left because even for how varied and interesting Clarksville is for me I never felt comfortable or accepted completely there for the type of person I am. But it's a place like any other with a wide variety of cultures, beliefs, ideas, and opinions. It's just slightly more volatile than other places because you have such a variety and such strongly held beliefs. Hope this helps.

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