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Kenton is a small town of 1,513 people in Gibson County, Tennessee. It's about 39 miles from Jackson, TN and 92 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $704 a month.
1,513people
$111kTypical home
$704/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
243Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,513
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 600 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Memphis, TN
- 39 mi to Jackson, TN
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (252 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (753 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MKL airport
- 96 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 335 ft
- 382 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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