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Dresden is a small town of 2,943 people in Weakley County, Tennessee. It's about 44 miles from Jackson, TN and 108 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $725 a month.
2,943people
$127kTypical home
$725/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
0"Snow
234Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,943
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 495 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Jackson, TN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$800/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (810 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to MKL airport
- 112 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 489 ft
- 385 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 189 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weakley County: R+58 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk