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Sharon is a small town of 1,036 people in Weakley County, Tennessee. It's about 40 miles from Jackson, TN and 101 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $625 a month.
1,036people
$99kTypical home
$625/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,036
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Memphis, TN
- 40 mi to Jackson, TN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$627/mo)
- Median rent $625/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (163 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (578 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MKL airport
- 105 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 410 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Weakley County: R+58 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk