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Humboldt is a big small town of 7,787 people in Gibson County, Tennessee. It's about 13 miles from Jackson, TN and 78 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $742 a month.
7,787people
$102kTypical home
$742/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
4"Snow
238Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,787
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 750 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Memphis, TN
- 13 mi to Jackson, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$645/mo)
- Median rent $742/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (305 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,301 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MKL airport
- 81 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 387 ft
- 355 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 210 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gibson County: R+52 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk