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Living in Friendship, TN

Friendship is a tiny town of 692 people in Crockett County, Tennessee. It's about 29 miles from Jackson, TN and 69 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $654 a month.

692people
$108kTypical home
$654/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
95Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 692
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 525 people per sq mi
  • 69 mi to Memphis, TN
  • 29 mi to Jackson, TN
  • 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $108k (≈$681/mo)
  • Median rent $654/mo
  • Median household income $32k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 89°F
  • Winter highs around 46°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
  • 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
  • 119 cloudy days a year
  • 40 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 95 days a year with rain or snow
  • 3" of snow a year
  • 1 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 (214 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (514 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 33% of households have kids
  • 18% are 65 or older
  • 14% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 28 mi to MKL airport
  • 73 mi to MEM (major hub)
  • 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 71% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1974
  • 77% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 358 ft
  • 364 mi to the ocean
  • 67 mi to a big lake
  • 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 197 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 21 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 8 museums within 25 mi
  • 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 7 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 45% of Tennessee districts (reading)
  • 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 13 mi to the nearest vet
  • 12 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 21 congregations per 10k people
  • 27 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Crockett County: R+59 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

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