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Tiptonville is a small town of 3,572 people in Lake County, Tennessee. It's about 61 miles from Jackson, TN and 92 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $510 a month.
3,572people
$107kTypical home
$510/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
6"Snow
243Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,572
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,078 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Memphis, TN
- 61 mi to Jackson, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$672/mo)
- Median rent $510/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (212 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (635 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to CGI airport
- 96 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 299 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+55 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk