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Williston is a tiny town of 480 people in Fayette County, Tennessee. It's about 34 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
480people
$172kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 480
- Part of a metro area
- About 291 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Memphis, TN
- 34 mi to Memphis, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" 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
- Low violent crime (208 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (469 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MEM airport
- 35 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 495 ft
- 315 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 244 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 60 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
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