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Piperton is a small town of 2,569 people in Fayette County, Tennessee. It's about 21 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 $619k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,569people
$619kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,569
- Part of a metro area
- About 94 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Memphis, TN
- 21 mi to Memphis, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $619k (≈$3,902/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (126 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (437 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 18% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MEM airport
- 21 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 247 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 636 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 172 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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