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Paris is a big small town of 10,338 people in Henry County, Tennessee. It's about 53 miles from Jackson, TN and 89 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $780 a month.
10,338people
$164kTypical home
$780/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
5"Snow
234Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,338
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 801 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Nashville, TN
- 53 mi to Jackson, TN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 234 sunny days a year (104 totally clear)
- 131 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (216 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,205 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to MKL airport
- 92 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 420 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 185 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Henry County: R+55 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very 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