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Rossville is a small town of 1,142 people in Fayette County, Tennessee. It's about 24 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 $482k and rent runs about $902 a month.
1,142people
$482kTypical home
$902/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,142
- Part of a metro area
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Memphis, TN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $482k (≈$3,038/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 96 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
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (469 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MEM airport
- 23 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 364 ft
- 310 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 250 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 497 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.