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Gainesboro is a small town of 1,064 people in Jackson County, Tennessee. It's about 61 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 63 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $789 a month.
1,064people
$171kTypical home
$789/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
5"Snow
225Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,064
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 683 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Nashville, TN
- 61 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,076/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 5" 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
Safety
- Very low violent crime (103 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (206 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to BNA airport
- 60 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 696 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 104 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
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.