Living in Yorkville, TN
Yorkville is a tiny town of 307 people in Gibson County, Tennessee. It's about 34 miles from Jackson, TN and 83 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $861 a month.
307people
$133kTypical home
$861/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
243Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 307
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 236 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Memphis, TN
- 34 mi to Jackson, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (753 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MKL airport
- 87 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 367 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 188 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gibson County: R+52 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk