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Lakeland is a big small town of 14,192 people in Shelby County, Tennessee. It's about 17 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $389k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,192people
$389kTypical home
$1,755/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,192
- Part of a metro area
- About 604 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Memphis, TN
- 17 mi to Memphis, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $389k (≈$2,452/mo)
- Median rent $1,755/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1308 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,700 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MEM airport
- 21 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 335 ft
- 328 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 232 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 683 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 173 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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