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Arlington is a small city of 15,205 people in Shelby County, Tennessee. It's about 20 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,205people
$424kTypical home
$2,164/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,205
- Part of a metro area
- About 640 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Memphis, TN
- 20 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,676/mo)
- Median rent $2,164/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1308 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,700 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 49% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MEM airport
- 23 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 326 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 233 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 683 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: D+25 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk