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Essary Springs is a tiny town of 154 people in Hardeman County, Tennessee. It's about 44 miles from Jackson, TN and 66 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 $164k and rent runs about $812 a month.
154people
$164kTypical home
$812/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 154
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 37 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Memphis, TN
- 44 mi to Jackson, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 111 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
- Above-average violent crime (645 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 19% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MKL airport
- 66 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 479 ft
- 299 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 230 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardeman County: R+24 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.