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1940
Pants factory, 1940
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About Parsons
City in Tennessee, United StatesParsons is a city in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Parsons had a population of 2,100. Parsons is the largest city by population in Decatur County.
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Housing in Parsons
The typical Parsons home is worth about $175,000, up 6.1% in a year, 48% below the Tennessee typical home.
Safety in Parsons
Safety Grade C
Parsons reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 71% report less.
Work & commute in Parsons
Full picture →About one in 4 of Parsons’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lexington (9%), Decaturville (9%) and Jackson (9%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Health in Parsons
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 2% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Tennessee
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Parsons
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Parsons
Full climate →Parsons has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Parsons
All Parsons schools →School Grade A
The public schools Parsons’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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