Living in Adamsville, TN
Adamsville is a small town of 2,278 people in McNairy County, Tennessee. It's about 39 miles from Jackson, TN and 90 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $740 a month.
2,278people
$149kTypical home
$740/moRent
91° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,278
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 488 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Memphis, TN
- 39 mi to Jackson, TN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$937/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- Low property crime (928 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MKL airport
- 91 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 489 ft
- 311 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 203 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McNairy County: R+68 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk