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Atwood is a small town of 1,108 people in Carroll County, Tennessee. It's about 24 miles from Jackson, TN and 94 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $825 a month.
1,108people
$91kTypical home
$825/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,108
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 639 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Jackson, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$574/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (143 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (395 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MKL airport
- 98 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 469 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carroll County: R+62 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
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.