Living in Bradford, TN
Bradford is a small town of 1,385 people in Gibson County, Tennessee. It's about 29 miles from Jackson, TN and 93 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $740 a month.
1,385people
$116kTypical home
$740/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
2"Snow
234Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,385
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 782 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Jackson, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 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 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MKL airport
- 97 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 371 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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