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Gates is a tiny town of 619 people in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. It's about 35 miles from Jackson, TN and 60 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $702 a month.
619people
$96kTypical home
$702/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 619
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 878 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Jackson, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$607/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 103 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
- Above-average violent crime (690 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MKL airport
- 64 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 318 ft
- 361 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lauderdale County: R+37 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.