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Radon Levels in Cheatham County, Tennessee
EPA puts Cheatham County in Zone 2, its middle radon zone, and only 7 radon tests from it are on file with CDC (2023). Homes with elevated levels occur in all three zones, so only a test measures yours.
Data checked By Radon411Methodology
Share at 4+ pCi/L
34.1%
0.8 pts above TN
- Cheatham
- 34.1%
- Tennessee
- 33.3%
205 tests, 2008 to 2017
Median result
2.3pCi/L
Below action level
- Cheatham
- 2.3 pCi/L
- EPA
- 4.0 pCi/L
Midpoint of the tests, 2008 to 2017
Tests reported
205
27th of 80 by tests
- Cheatham
- 205
- Davidson
- 5,592
Reported to CDC before any fix, 2008 to 2017
EPA radon zone
Zone 2
Moderate potential
- 1
- Zone 2
- 3
1 highest, 3 lowest
EPA predicts 2 to 4 pCi/L indoors
Rank in Tennessee
33 of 80
Middle half
- Cheatham
- 34.1%
- Jefferson
- 56.8%
By share, of 80 with 30+ tests
Read a result for Cheatham County
Starts at Cheatham County's median, 2.3 pCi/L
EPA’s own thresholds; the figures are the area’s, never this home’s.
EPA’s reading of 2.3 pCi/L
Between 2 and 4 pCi/L
- Under 20 to 1.9 pCi/L
- 2 to 4consider a fix
- 4 and aboveEPA says fix it
This result is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. EPA recommends considering a fix when the level is between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Cheatham County's median reported result, 2008 to 2017.
The data
Cheatham County, At a glance
Cheatham County at a glance
Predicted: EPA radon zone
EPA Zone 2: moderate predicted potential
Cheatham County is a
USGS geologic potential: High across 79% of the county's area
Predicted: EPA Map of Radon Zones
Measured: tests reported to CDC
Radon tests reported for Cheatham County, 2023
| Year | Share of reported tests at or above 4 pCi/L |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.2% |
| 2023 | 28.6% |
2023: 28.6%. Across these years the share ran from 22.2% to 28.6%. Each column counts radon tests reported to CDC that year, not homes.
What these figures count
Only 7 tests were reported to CDC for Cheatham County over 2023, and tests are often run on homes being sold or already suspected of a problem: so few describe neither the county nor this house.
Measured: CDC tracking data. Figure above: 2023. Measured data period: 2005 to 2023 (every CDC figure on file).
Cheatham County, Compared
Cheatham County radon figures, compared
Calculated by Radon411In Cheatham County, about 3 in 10 reported tests over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals (70 of 205) were at or above EPA's action level. Against the national pool of 35.7%, the gap is 1.6 points lower. Across 95 Tennessee counties pooled together, 33.3% of tests reached that level, so Cheatham County runs 0.8 points above its state.
The newest figure, in 2023, counts only 7 tests (28.6% at or above 4 pCi/L), too few to compare, so this reading uses the 205-test figure.
Of 5 neighbours with a figure, 1 reported a larger share at or above 4 pCi/L and 4 a smaller one; the spread is 25.8% (Williamson County) to 36.4% (Davidson County). By share, Cheatham County is 33rd of 80 Tennessee counties with 30 or more tests for the same period.
Half the tests came in under 2.3 pCi/L and half over it; the single highest reached 26.7 pCi/L. Below the action level, 95 tests (46.3%) came in under 2 pCi/L, against 42.4% statewide, and 40 tests (19.5%) fell between 2 and 4, against 24.3% statewide.
Zone 2 on EPA's map (predicted average between 2 and 4 pCi/L) and a 34.1% share point the same way here. USGS geology rates 79% of the county's land high radon potential. CDC also counts 8 tests taken after mitigation in Cheatham County for the same period: tests in homes where a fix was already in.
The busiest year on file was 2022, with 27 tests reported; the quietest, 2023, had 7.
Pooled shares: Radon411's sum of CDC's county counts for one period.
Cheatham County, Geology
The ground under Cheatham County
PredictedMost of the ground under Cheatham County is one class on USGS's geologic map: 79.0% of its land is high radon potential, with 21.0% moderate. The map puts 76.0% of Cheatham County in the area it calls Cherty Highland and 21.0% in Highland Rim, with one smaller area beside them. USGS gives the first a radon index of 12, in the high band (12 to 17), and the second 11, in the moderate band (9 to 11).
| Area | The rock, in USGS's words | Potential | Radon index | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherty Highland | Cherty dolostone. | High | 12 | 76.0% |
| Highland Rim | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks (limestone, shale, chert, and dolostone). | Moderate | 11 | 21.0% |
| Nashville Basin | Mississippian Limestone. | High | 14 | 3.1% |
Names, descriptions and indexes: U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Radon Potential Map (2025). Shares: Radon411, from the map cut to the boundary.
Cheatham County beside the ground around it
Cheatham County has more high-potential ground than Tennessee as a whole: 79.0% of its land against 47.2%. Of the 5 counties that border it, 2 have more high-potential ground, Davidson County the most at 100%.
The map rates the ground, not the air in any home.
Local help
Cheatham County, Local resources
Radon testing and mitigation in Cheatham County
- Tennessee Radon ProgramTennessee Radon Program, run by Department of Environment & Conservation, offers free or discounted test kits, and answers questions about testing and mitigation in Tennessee.Visit the program’s page(opens in a new tab)
- Free and low-cost kitsThe program says:
The Tennessee Radon Program provides free radon test kits and information assistance to residents, while also providing training opportunities to radon professionals across the state.
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- Professionals in Tennessee1 professional is listed in Tennessee.
What Tennessee's program says
- Phone
- 1-800-232-1139
- TDEC.Radon@tn.gov
What it means
Cheatham County, Questions
Questions about radon in Cheatham County
Are radon levels high in Cheatham County?
In 2023, 28.6% of the radon tests reported to CDC for Cheatham County, Tennessee were at or above 4 pCi/L, and the median reported pre-mitigation result was 3.3 pCi/L. Of 80 Tennessee counties with 30 or more tests for the same period, 32 reported a higher share; pooled, the state comes to 33.3%.
Which counties border Cheatham County?
Cheatham County borders 5 counties: Davidson County, Dickson County, Robertson County, Montgomery County and Williamson County.
Products
Cheatham County, Products
Testing a home in Cheatham County
In Cheatham County, 34.1% of 205 tests reported to CDC over the 2008 to 2017 laboratory totals reached 4 pCi/L, against 33.3% pooled across Tennessee. In Zone 2 a short-term kit (2 to 90 days) is the quick first check in Cheatham County; a long-term test tells the year-round average.
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Cheatham County, Bordering counties
Counties bordering Cheatham County
Calculated by Radon411- Radon levels in Davidson CountyEPA zone 1
36.4%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.6 pCi/L · 5,592 tests · 2.3 points above Cheatham County
- Radon levels in Montgomery CountyEPA zone 2
33.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.3 pCi/L · 597 tests · 0.3 points below Cheatham County
- Radon levels in Robertson CountyEPA zone 2
28.9%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 1.9 pCi/L · 273 tests · 5.2 points below Cheatham County
- Radon levels in Dickson CountyEPA zone 2
26.3%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.1 pCi/L · 209 tests · 7.8 points below Cheatham County
- Radon levels in Williamson CountyEPA zone 1
25.8%at or above 4 pCi/L
Median 2.0 pCi/L · 3,414 tests · 8.3 points below Cheatham County
Cheatham County, Cities and towns
Cities and towns in Cheatham County
The Census Bureau estimates 42,778 residents in Cheatham County for July 1, 2025, 1,690 more than in 2020 (+4.1%). That works out to 141 people per square mile of land. No town dominates: Pleasant View, the largest, has 5,797 residents, 13.6% of the total. Together its 4 incorporated places hold 38.0% of those residents; the other 62.0% live outside any of them. CDC's 205 reported tests for 2008 to 2017 work out to 4.8 per 1,000 residents (2025 estimate), close to Tennessee's 4.2.
From Pleasant View to Pegram, CDC publishes no figure by town: each reads Cheatham County's.
| Place | Residents | Since 2020 | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View | 5,797 | +19.0% | 13.6% |
| Ashland City | 5,650 | +9.0% | 13.2% |
| Kingston Springs | 2,758 | −2.0% | 6.4% |
| Pegram | 2,036 | −1.4% | 4.8% |
4 incorporated places, as listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 place reference files. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates for July 1, 2025 (Vintage 2025).
Cheatham County, Homes
Homes in Cheatham County
Cheatham County is a place of houses on their own lots: 80% of its 17,171 homes are detached single-family houses, against 68% across Tennessee. Half of its homes were built before 1991, close to Tennessee's 1986: 13% date from before 1960 and 28% from 2000 or later. Owners live in 82% of the occupied homes (Tennessee: 67%), so for most households a test and a fix are their own to order.
| Homes | Cheatham County | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 17,171 | 3,095,472 |
| Detached houses | 80% | 68% |
| In buildings of 5 or more | 5% | 14% |
| Mobile homes | 10% | 8% |
| Built before 1960 | 13% | 18% |
| Built since 2000 | 28% | 29% |
| Middle year built | 1991 | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied | 82% | 67% |
Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023: estimates from a sample of homes, looser for a small place. Shares by Radon411.