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McKenzie is a big small town of 5,631 people in Carroll County, Tennessee. It's about 38 miles from Jackson, TN and 100 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $663 a month.
5,631people
$155kTypical home
$663/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,631
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 884 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Nashville, TN
- 38 mi to Jackson, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$974/mo)
- Median rent $663/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% 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
- 109 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
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (759 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MKL airport
- 102 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 512 ft
- 374 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 200 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Carroll County: R+62 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk