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Dodson Branch is a small town of 1,425 people in Jackson County, Tennessee. It's about 68 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 68 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $758 a month.
1,425people
$164kTypical home
$758/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
225Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,425
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 128 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Nashville, TN
- 68 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (89 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to BNA airport
- 65 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 188 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 373 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 86 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+63 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.