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Union City is a big small town of 10,982 people in Obion County, Tennessee. It's about 50 miles from Paducah, KY and 105 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $146k and rent runs about $739 a month.
10,982people
$146kTypical home
$739/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,982
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 907 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Memphis, TN
- 50 mi to Paducah, KY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $146k (≈$921/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (428 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,917 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to PAH airport
- 109 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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