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Gilt Edge is a tiny town of 516 people in Tipton County, Tennessee. It's about 30 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
516people
$193kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 516
- Part of a metro area
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Memphis, TN
- 30 mi to Memphis, TN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,215/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (379 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (752 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MEM airport
- 35 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 295 ft
- 347 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 212 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 177 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tipton County: R+53 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