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Henderson is a big small town of 6,411 people in Chester County, Tennessee. It's about 18 miles from Jackson, TN and 78 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $781 a month.
6,411people
$148kTypical home
$781/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
3"Snow
238Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,411
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 821 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Memphis, TN
- 18 mi to Jackson, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$933/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,017 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 20% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MKL airport
- 79 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 446 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 215 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Chester County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk