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Alamo is a small town of 2,311 people in Crockett County, Tennessee. It's about 18 miles from Jackson, TN and 67 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $889 a month.
2,311people
$142kTypical home
$889/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
246Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,311
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,052 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to Jackson, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$892/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (214 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MKL airport
- 70 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 364 ft
- 354 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Crockett County: R+59 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk