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Country around Obion is a rural area of about 1,620 people in Obion County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Jackson, TN and 87 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $968 a month.
1,620people
$115kTypical home
$968/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
5"Snow
243Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,620 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Memphis, TN
- 49 mi to Jackson, TN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$726/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MKL airport
- 91 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 338 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 44 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Obion County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk