Living in Michie, TN
Michie is a tiny town of 558 people in McNairy County, Tennessee. It's about 46 miles from Florence, AL and 87 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $596 a month.
558people
$167kTypical home
$596/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 558
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Memphis, TN
- 46 mi to Florence, AL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,050/mo)
- Median rent $596/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (300 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (940 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MKL airport
- 88 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 300 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 209 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McNairy County: R+68 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk