Homes For Sale In Oakland

Oakland is a town in Fayette County. In 2010 the population of the town was 6,623, a gain of 417.8% since 2000, for the largest gain of any municipality in the tri-state area of Memphis. Reasons for this population boom, are the cities/counties low taxes, its low crime rate, and the 4 lane expansion of U.S. Highway 64 in the early 1990s. Oakland is one of the safest cities in the state to live in.

Oakland is located in west-central Fayette County. U.S. Route 64 is the main highway through town, leading east 9 miles to Somerville, the county seat, and west 32 miles to downtown Memphis. South 18 miles is the Tennessee-Mississippi state line. Tennessee Routes 194 and 196 are north-south state highways in Oakland.