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South Fulton is a small town of 2,379 people in Obion County, Tennessee. It's about 42 miles from Paducah, KY and 113 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $790 a month.
2,379people
$83kTypical home
$790/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
234Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,379
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 703 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Memphis, TN
- 42 mi to Paducah, KY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$526/mo)
- Median rent $790/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to PAH airport
- 117 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 171 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Obion County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk