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