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Country around Sugar Tree is a rural area of about 525 people in Decatur County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Jackson, TN and 77 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $757 a month.
525people
$163kTypical home
$757/moRent
88° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 525 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Nashville, TN
- 45 mi to Jackson, TN
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,029/mo)
- Median rent $757/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (682 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 19% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MKL airport
- 80 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 541 ft
- 348 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Decatur County: R+69 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- 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.