Live Here
When you live in Brown County, you are choosing to spend your life in a unique, special, welcoming community that embraces and nurtures you, making you eternally grateful for all the gifts of nature, hospitality and opportunity offered here. When you live here, you can choose to become part of the community and offer that same acceptance to others when they come here. You can get involved in many organizations that create the meaning of community — coming together with like interests, concerns and missions to make the lives of others fuller and ours more meaningful.
Although living in Brown County means the rustic woods are all around, you don’t feel cut off from modern conveniences or necessary services. Brown County offers medical, fitness and wellness services that keep you from traveling for basic needs. As a bonus, the natural setting and vibrant mountain-biking, hiking and outdoor scene keep you active and fit.
When you choose Brown County, you are also choosing a topnotch educational system and an arts and cultural community that surpasses any in the state.
Arts and Culture
When you choose Brown County, you choose to embrace the artistic culture that has seeped through every part of the community since the early artists moved here at the turn of the 20th century.
Studios and galleries display artisans and their work from a wide range of genres, including painters, potters, glassblowers, leatherworkers, photographers, jewelry makers or craftspeople. Public arts displays are visible throughout the community. Studio tours are held in the spring and fall.
Musicians often perform at breweries, wineries, restaurants and coffee shops, giving audience members the opportunity to experience live music almost every night of the week.
Brown County also offers stage performances full of musical acts and scripted performances, pulling in national acts and local notables. For those who would like to go see the latest movies, but not travel to other cities, Brown County Playhouse offers inexpensive showings in downtown Nashville.
Outdoors
If you chose to live in Brown County because of its hilly terrain and natural beauty, you will probably want to spend some time doing outdoor activities in your free time. From mountain biking to zip lining to hiking, Brown County offers residents great locations for their everyday outdoor adventures.
Education
When you choose Brown County, you’re choosing a school system that has been honored on the state level and nationally for its academic and artistic programs. From excelling in state thespian competitions to competing three years in a row in the national We The People contest in Washington, D.C. — and winning twice — Brown County Schools affords a low student-teacher ratio and a focus on excellence for students of all levels.
Three elementary schools — grades pre-kindergarten to fourth — are scattered to the northeast (Sprunica Elementary), northwest (Helmsburg Elementary) and southern (Van Buren Elementary) regions of the county. The Nashville campus includes the Brown County Intermediate School (grades five and six), Brown County Junior High (grades seven and eight) and Brown County High School (grades nine to 12).
Brown County’s educational opportunities extend to the adult population with services provided by the Brown County Career Resource Center in Nashville. The CRC offers individual counseling and career-related services intended to improve the quality of life and earning potential of all Brown County residents through a lifelong learning program. College credit courses are also offered to provide students pursuing their education a convenient alternative.