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Brighton is a small town of 2,889 people in Tipton County, Tennessee. It's about 29 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,889people
$214kTypical home
$1,204/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,889
- Part of a metro area
- About 894 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Memphis, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,350/mo)
- Median rent $1,204/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (510 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MEM airport
- 33 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 364 ft
- 342 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 217 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 222 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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