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Country around Pocahontas is a rural area of about 1,138 people in McNairy County, Tennessee, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Jackson, TN and 68 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $723 a month.
1,138people
$159kTypical home
$723/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,138 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Jackson, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,000/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (300 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (940 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MKL airport
- 68 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 440 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 227 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McNairy County: R+68 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.