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Bells is a small town of 2,373 people in Crockett County, Tennessee. It's about 15 miles from Jackson, TN and 65 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 $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,373people
$169kTypical home
$1,001/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
246Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,373
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,001 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Memphis, TN
- 15 mi to Jackson, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
- Median rent $1,001/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°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
- 107 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), county-wide
- Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 47% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MKL airport
- 69 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 374 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 213 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 21 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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