Living in Greenfield, TN
Greenfield is a small town of 2,264 people in Weakley County, Tennessee. It's about 35 miles from Jackson, TN and 98 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $95k and rent runs about $782 a month.
2,264people
$95kTypical home
$782/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,264
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 651 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Jackson, TN
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$601/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (518 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MKL airport
- 102 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 378 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 193 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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