ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ɪt wʌz ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd ðætðə sˈɪɾi pˈeɪpɚ ɹˈiːtʃt ɐn ˈævɹɪdʒ ʌv mˈoːɹ ðɐn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ juːnˈiːk ɹˈiːdɚz ˈiːtʃ wˈiːk, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ɐ mˈiːdiːə ˈɔːdɪt ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɪnðə nˈæʃvɪl sˈiːn.
In June 2007, it was estimated that The City Paper reached an average of more than 250,000 unique readers each week, according to a media audit reported in the Nashville Scene.