Cross Plains is a charming small town in Robertson County, just north of Nashville. Although it feels like you are far away from the city, you are minutes from downtown Nashville, TN or Bowling Green, KY via I-65.
Population in 2007 was 1,615 - an increase of 13% since 2000. The area is growing quickly as industry from around the world invests in Tennessee. Residents from Florida, California and Nevada are moving here in droves to take advantage of the great real estate values, low cost of living, low crime and low taxes. 2008 cost of living index in Cross Plains was a low 82.4 (U.S. average is 100).
Downtown Cross Plains feels like stepping back into a kinder, gentler time with a quaint coffee shop, an operating soda fountain dating back to 1915, family restaurants, boutiques and antique shops. The Victorian architecture is amazing. And it isn't unusual to see an Amish horse-drawn cart at the local home store.
Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,009 (it was $42,279 in 2000), higher than in Tennessee overall
Races in Cross Plains:
White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
Black (3.2%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Whether you want the quiet seclusion of the country or the nightlife of Music City, you can have it all here in Cross Plains.
Old-fashioned 1915 drugstore with operating soda fountain offers a variety of medicinal and prescription goods, arts, crafts and gifts.
Grand Old Opry hosts many of the greatest acts in the world - and is within 30 minutes from here.
Rumor Has It Wins the Kentucky Cup Turf at Kentucky Downs
For a fun night out, drive 15 minutes north of Cross Plains to Franklin, Kentucky to Kentucky Downs, America's only European-style turf horse racing course.
Kentucky Downs has been rated the second best race track in the U.S.and Canada, only behind Keeneland, by members of the Horseplayers Association of North America (HANA) in a story reported by BloodHorse.com, a leading media source for the Thoroughbred industry.
