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Selmer is a small town of 4,488 people in McNairy County, Tennessee. It's about 36 miles from Jackson, TN and 78 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $674 a month.
4,488people
$156kTypical home
$674/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,488
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 470 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Memphis, TN
- 36 mi to Jackson, TN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$983/mo)
- Median rent $674/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" 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
- Above-average violent crime (514 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,704 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MKL airport
- 79 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 308 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 216 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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