Living in Three Way, TN
Three Way is a small town of 2,008 people in Madison County, Tennessee. It's about 8 miles from Jackson, TN and 78 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $251k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,008people
$251kTypical home
$1,646/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,008
- Part of a metro area
- About 447 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Memphis, TN
- 8 mi to Jackson, TN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $251k (≈$1,581/mo)
- Median rent $1,646/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (576 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,053 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MKL airport
- 81 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 436 ft
- 351 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 215 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+18 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk