Putnam County · Tennessee · South · 36k residents
Cookeville, TN: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Cookeville: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Tennessee median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,006/wk. Tennessee's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%. Commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,006/wk
Corporate income tax
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
34.8%
Commercial electricity
12.1¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Cookeville's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
45/100
Steady
Ranks Cookeville's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $305,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $190 |
| Property tax rate | 0.65% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $731/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $944/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 9.55% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,006/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34.8% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.1¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 28.3/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $122,430 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $81,500 |
| Wage: General manager | $106,970 |
| Wage: Customer service | $42,830 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,140 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $58,620 |
| Wage: Electrician | $61,090 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $31,950 |
| Cost of living index | 85 |
| Groceries index | 96 |
| Utilities | $160/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $2.95/gal |
| Healthcare index | 92 |
| Childcare (per child) | $900/mo |
| Median household income | $51,375 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 36k |
| Crime index | 70/100 |
| School rating | 5.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 66/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 205 days |
| July high | 87°F |
| January low | 27°F |
| Annual snowfall | 6 in |
| Home price YoY | +2.2% |
| Home price MoM | 0.0% |
| Rent YoY | -2.5% |
| Rent MoM | -0.3% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.5% |
| Building permits YoY | -23.9% |
| Ocean coast | 388 mi |
| Big lake | 57 mi |
| Mountains | 82 mi |
| Major airport | 66 mi |
| Ski resort | 115 mi |
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Real listings in Cookeville
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- Is Cookeville a good place to run a business?
- Tennessee's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,006/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Cookeville, TN?
- Cookeville indexes at 85 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $944/mo and a acs median home value of $305,400.
- How much does a house cost in Cookeville?
- The acs median home value in Cookeville is $305,400 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Cookeville?
- A two-bedroom in Cookeville rents for about $944/mo.