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Lexington is a big small town of 7,962 people in Henderson County, Tennessee. It's about 26 miles from Jackson, TN and 97 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $720 a month.
7,962people
$176kTypical home
$720/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,962
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 677 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Memphis, TN
- 26 mi to Jackson, TN
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,110/mo)
- Median rent $720/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (421 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MKL airport
- 99 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 505 ft
- 339 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 198 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Henderson County: R+68 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk