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Oakland is a big small town of 9,979 people in Fayette County, Tennessee. It's about 26 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,979people
$319kTypical home
$1,992/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,979
- Part of a metro area
- About 953 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Memphis, TN
- 26 mi to Memphis, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,012/mo)
- Median rent $1,992/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (569 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MEM airport
- 28 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 364 ft
- 322 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 237 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 453 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fayette County: R+42 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk