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Bolivar is a big small town of 5,144 people in Hardeman County, Tennessee. It's about 29 miles from Jackson, TN and 55 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $808 a month.
5,144people
$150kTypical home
$808/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,144
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 634 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Jackson, TN
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$947/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1401 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,097 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MKL airport
- 57 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 427 ft
- 318 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 237 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardeman County: R+24 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk