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1705of 3,144

Weakley, Tennessee

Score 6.20 / 10· population 33,084

In Census figures for 2020 to 2024, the median Weakley County homeowner paid $729 a year in property tax, about half the Tennessee median of $1,442. The county runs north to the Kentucky line, and soybeans have been its leading crop since they replaced cotton after 1960. The two biggest employers, MTD Consumer Group with about 1,450 workers and UT Martin with 890, are both in Martin, a town of 10,900; Dresden is the county seat.

Sources
  • Median real estate taxes paid: Weakley County $729, Tennessee $1,442; median home value Weakley $151,200 (ACS 2024 5-year, 2020 to 2024) api.censusreporter.org
  • Weakley County is bounded on the north by the state of Kentucky tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • Soybeans replaced cotton after 1960 and now rank as the county's leading crop tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • Largest employers: MTD Consumer Group Inc. (Martin) about 1,450 employees; UT Martin (Martin) 890 tnecd.com
  • Martin population 10,915; Dresden is the county seat tnecd.com

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.9
  4. Sales tax1.1
  5. Property tax7.8

Environment

  1. Air quality5.7
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.2

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate5.7
  2. Life expectancy2.9
  3. Government employees3.4
  4. Single-parent households2.8

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