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Germantown is a small city of 40,673 people in Shelby County, Tennessee. It's about 11 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $471k and rent runs about $2k a month.
40,673people
$471kTypical home
$1,816/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 40,673
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,034 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Memphis, TN
- 11 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $471k (≈$2,969/mo)
- Median rent $1,816/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,331 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 35% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MEM airport
- 11 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 338 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 785 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 213 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Shelby County: D+25 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk