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Pocahontas is a tiny town of 391 people in Hardeman County, Tennessee. It's about 41 miles from Jackson, TN and 66 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $812 a month.
391people
$119kTypical home
$812/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
1"Snow
238Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 391
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 191 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Memphis, TN
- 41 mi to Jackson, TN
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (645 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MKL airport
- 66 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 397 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 229 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hardeman County: R+24 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.