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Parsons is a small town of 2,686 people in Decatur County, Tennessee. It's about 40 miles from Jackson, TN and 84 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $738 a month.
2,686people
$118kTypical home
$738/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,686
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 664 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Nashville, TN
- 40 mi to Jackson, TN
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k)
- Low property crime (950 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to MKL airport
- 87 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 340 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Decatur County: R+69 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk