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Somerville is a small town of 3,466 people in Fayette County, Tennessee. It's about 35 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $313k and rent runs about $806 a month.
3,466people
$313kTypical home
$806/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
246Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,466
- Part of a metro area
- About 255 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Memphis, TN
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $313k (≈$1,973/mo)
- Median rent $806/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 (147 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (602 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MKL airport
- 36 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 320 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 239 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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.