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Medon is a tiny town of 201 people in Madison County, Tennessee. It's about 14 miles from Jackson, TN and 67 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $1k a month.
201people
$182kTypical home
$1,123/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 201
- Part of a metro area
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Memphis, TN
- 14 mi to Jackson, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $1,123/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 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
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,053 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MKL airport
- 69 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 329 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 227 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+18 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.