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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

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