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Country around Ridgely is a rural area of about 2,506 people in Lake County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Jackson, TN and 80 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $583 a month.
2,506people
$83kTypical home
$583/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
6"Snow
243Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,506 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Memphis, TN
- 54 mi to Jackson, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$523/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (635 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to MKL airport
- 84 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+55 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk