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Martin is a big small town of 10,915 people in Weakley County, Tennessee. It's about 47 miles from Jackson, TN and 106 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $859 a month.
10,915people
$198kTypical home
$859/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,915
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 880 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Memphis, TN
- 47 mi to Jackson, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,250/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (244 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,104 per 100k)
People
- Median age 25
- 22% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 28% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PAH airport
- 109 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 410 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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