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Homes in Hendersonville
Hendersonville is a city of houses: of its 26,563 homes, 74% are detached, 4% are townhouses and other attached houses and 21% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Hendersonville is new: 38% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 37% before 1980. The median home dates from 1989. Owners live in 72% of homes.
In Nashville, 14 miles away, 40% of homes are apartments, more than here. Nationally, Hendersonville's homes are newer than those in 68% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Shallow openings
38% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Whole-house orders
With 74% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Rounded drywall corners
63% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 72% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Hendersonville weather and your shutters
At Old Hickory Dam, TN (3 mi away), August averages a high of 90.2°F and January a low of 27.2°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to August and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 59 days a year reach 90°F, 86 nights fall to freezing and 54 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 90°F days than in 62% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 38 min on the longest day to 9 h 41 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 77° above the horizon in June and 30° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Old Hickory Dam, TN (temperature) and Hendersonville 2.9 NE, TN (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 27.2°F | 4.3 in |
| Feb | 51.4°F | 30°F | 4.6 in |
| Mar | 60.5°F | 36.8°F | 5 in |
| Apr | 71.3°F | 45°F | 5.1 in |
| May | 78.9°F | 54.9°F | 5.8 in |
| Jun | 86.1°F | 64.1°F | 4.2 in |
| Jul | 89.9°F | 67°F | 4.8 in |
| Aug | 90.2°F | 67°F | 4 in |
| Sep | 83.4°F | 59.8°F | 4 in |
| Oct | 72.1°F | 47.2°F | 3.5 in |
| Nov | 60.1°F | 35.7°F | 3.9 in |
| Dec | 50.2°F | 28.8°F | 4.8 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 54 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Cold winters
With 86 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Hendersonville
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Hendersonville
- Nashville 14 mi
- Smyrna 24 mi
- Franklin 30 mi
- Murfreesboro 33 mi
- Spring Hill 43 mi
- Clarksville 45 mi
More about shutters in Hendersonville
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Hendersonville’s own figures.
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