CITY PROFILE
Cookeville, TN
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Cookeville is a smaller metro with a mild climate and moderate sunshine, though you should expect a wet climate with regular rainfall. Homes here land on the pricier side of our dataset, so budget accordingly if you're planning a move. It's a compact area suited to people seeking small-town living without harsh weather swings, but not a particularly dry or sunny destination.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $296K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,504/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 14.3°C · warmest 25.1°C · coolest 2°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1402 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.2 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #363 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy87
- Affordable to rent76
- Climate comfort73
- Plenty of sunshine48
- Big-city amenities12
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
