Clarksville, TN is a small city located in the heart of Tennessee. Known as the gateway to the Land Between The Lakes, this city offers plenty of outdoor activities for visitors and locals alike. With its many parks and attractions, Clarksville is a great place to explore nature and history. There are also plenty of restaurants, galleries, theaters, and boutiques to visit in town. Additionally, there are nearby historical sites such as Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Mound Bottom Archaeological Site which offer unique insights into this part of Tennessee's past. In general, reviews of Clarksville TN are positive with visitors appreciating its laid back atmosphere and friendly locals. Additionally, it's known for its old-fashioned charm with historic homes and buildings scattered throughout the streets. Many visitors enjoy strolling down the main street or exploring the back alleys to discover hidden gems within the city. Clarksville is truly an exciting destination that provides something new for everyone!
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It's not much but it's like most typical army town - 12/24/2012
I've lived here for 2 1/2 years starting may 2010, deployed for 10 1/2 months of that time. Clarksville is like most military towns, it's kind of run down, although they have a very small downtown that is not bad, most of the city is along 41a or along wilma rudolph boulevard, that would be where most of the action takes place. Clarksville does have a mall, 2 movie theatres, 3 walmarts and a Target, not exactly booming but it has the essentials. Around post it's an absolute dump, all the businesses and housing looks so grubby, beat down and ghetto it makes you wish you were stationed somewhere else bedides ft campbell, but this being my 1st duty station I had no choice in the matter. There's some restaurants and pubs mostly by the mall and a few downtown, but after a few weekends of that you've seen everything in clarksville and then your counting the days til your out of this place. The unfortunate thing is it rains constantly here, I wondered why ft campbell was the highest military
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good place - 10/7/2011
clarksville tenn was alot smaller when we moved here 22yrs ago. there are more things for kids to do. the schools arent terrible, alot of family functions. i wish there were more (small town) type community evenys. but all in all, not so bad. very close to ft campbell army base, so a large variety of backgrounds. close to nashville as well, so many things to do with the
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poor city to live in - 8/3/2011
looking to move. pop was 80k when we moved here and now over 125k (in just a few short years) with possible 25k-50k more service people moving in. city support hasn't grown to keep up, water/electric/sewer etc. police/fire protection in the county barely exist. it's one of these 'good ole boy towns'. being the '5th' largest town in the state but as very little activity for young kids, no major water park, intertainment center for different ages. you want to eat or sleep plenty of places for that. shopping center doesn't have full blown stores,local owned places are best places. getting from one area of town to the other takes you all over the place, road system way out of date, not enough major roadway, roads are not wide enough to handle the traffic. widen one east/west road few years back to four lane and already overloaded. area depends to much on military to keep it
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Great Place to Live - 7/6/2011
I have lived in Clarksville 31 years. I originally came from New York City. My child grew up here and now my granddaughter. The cost of living is extremely affordable, average rent of a two bedroom apt is $750. Average cost of a home is about $150,000 new construction! The jobmarket is very spread out but Clarksville has landed one of the largest and most progressive companies, Hemlock Semiconductor Corp, part of Dow Corning. This billion plus plant will hire from the community and Austin Peay State University has installed a chemical engineering facility to teach the skills needed to work at this plant. They will manufacture chemical materials needed in the production of solar panels. This is only one of many plants here in Clarksville. It's also a great place for retirees because all of the necessary health care is here or in Nashville, 50 miles away. The county is 583 sq miles and within 500 miles of 2/3rds of the country. This is a very central location for those whose children
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Quslity of Life - 9/2/2010
Clarksville, Tn is at the confluence of two rivers,the Cumberland and Red. It is the 5th largst city in the state of Tennessee and has a very stable economy thanks in part to Ft Campbell,Ky. Home of the 101st Airborne Div of the US Army which is located on the border between Tennessee and Kentucky. Clarksville has Austin Peay State University and OVC school, and other junior and technical colleges. Hemlock Semiconductor Corp, a subsidiary of Dow Corning , is building a billion dollar plant to manufacture solar panels. We are within 500 miles of two thirds of the country. We have art, shopping, museums, theaters, restaurants, hiking and biking. Parks and pools. We have a brand new 170 million dollar regional medical center, Gateway Hospital and we are 1 hour from Nashville, Vanderbilt, St. Thomas, Baptist and Centennial Hospitals as well as Opryland Hotel, Ryman Auditorium and many favorite excellent restaurants and entertainment. Take a look at us. We have the youngest population in
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Definetly not what we expected - 8/4/2010
The place has its ups and downs.I do like Clarksville, job situation is a whole nother story. We moved across the country to here reading all comments and researching the place and discovering all on this website. It says the unemplyment is lower here then the national average. Maybe so, but, if it is true then maybe I can get one? And maybe get one that pays? The only job after almost a month of looking and calling, going to business after business nothing has come up except one place. It was a restaurant that wanted me to be a server. That doesn't bother except the little part of how much they offer to pay here. It was no more than 20hrs a week no overtime and here is the real kicker, $2.13 hourly. And if you want to stay there then you better get tips and keep your quota up or they will remove you from that position and give you less hours. That is their story that I have come accross is that people here are not willing to pay a living wage if they are willing to even give you a
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20 minute drive - 6/5/2010
Clarksville and Montgomery County is very spread out. You will find a 20 minute drive to get to most places. The time of day will determine to traffic congestion. Just put this into your planning and you will adapt. Also, the city has some public transportation, but I have not used the
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Family - 2/3/2010
Clarksville is growing and a great place to raise a family. Clarksville is the sates 5th largest city landing the largest corperate headquarter relocation in the states history.
We are the home of the 101st Screaming Eagles with the Army. We are a diverse melting pot and proud home of our Army neighbors. The largest mall in America is being planned 10 minutes north of us an the city and county are revitalizing Riverside Dr leading to a prosperous downtown and Franklin St.
We have the quickest growing unversity in the state with Austin Peay State University. We are a bedroom community and better value to Nashville 45 minutes southeast of Clarksville.
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TN - boring - 1/18/2010
Living in TN - boring - no sidewalks - many areas are run down and the cities lack the money to keep the areas up.
Been here only a short time but have seen the KKK in the flesh - even on a military base.
If you like to raise your kids secluded that is the area to raise them.
If you are retiring - no kids - that's the place to be. Low cost living and you get your money's
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