Living in Gleason, TN
Gleason is a small town of 1,159 people in Weakley County, Tennessee. It's about 41 miles from Jackson, TN and 106 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $676 a month.
1,159people
$93kTypical home
$676/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
1"Snow
234Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,159
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 519 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Nashville, TN
- 41 mi to Jackson, TN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$588/mo)
- Median rent $676/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MKL airport
- 108 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 413 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 196 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weakley County: R+58 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- 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