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Dyersburg is a small city of 15,979 people in Dyer County, Tennessee. It's about 41 miles from Jackson, TN and 73 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $168k and rent runs about $782 a month.
15,979people
$168kTypical home
$782/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
3"Snow
243Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,979
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 923 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Jackson, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $168k (≈$1,061/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (903 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,821 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MKL airport
- 77 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 345 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dyer County: R+62 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk