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Atoka is a big small town of 10,385 people in Tipton County, Tennessee. It's about 24 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $321k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,385people
$321kTypical home
$1,237/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,385
- Part of a metro area
- About 856 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $321k (≈$2,022/mo)
- Median rent $1,237/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (455 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 40% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MEM airport
- 29 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 339 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 220 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 527 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 132 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tipton County: R+53 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