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Henning is a tiny town of 977 people in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. It's about 42 miles from Jackson, TN and 46 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $668 a month.
977people
$73kTypical home
$668/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
246Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 977
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 396 people per sq mi
- 46 mi to Memphis, TN
- 42 mi to Jackson, TN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$457/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (690 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (932 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MKL airport
- 50 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 341 ft
- 353 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 206 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lauderdale County: R+37 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