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Chewalla is a tiny town of 150 people in McNairy County, Tennessee. It's about 45 miles from Jackson, TN and 75 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $10k and rent runs about $723 a month.
150people
$9,999Typical home
$723/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 150
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 112 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Memphis, TN
- 45 mi to Jackson, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $9,999 (≈$63/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (300 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (940 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MKL airport
- 75 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 476 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 221 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McNairy County: R+68 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.