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Mason is a small town of 1,039 people in Tipton County, Tennessee. It's about 32 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,039people
$138kTypical home
$1,316/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,039
- Part of a metro area
- About 524 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Memphis, TN
- 32 mi to Memphis, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$871/mo)
- Median rent $1,316/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 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 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MEM airport
- 35 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 315 ft
- 335 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 224 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 239 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 72 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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