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Rutherford is a small town of 1,119 people in Gibson County, Tennessee. It's about 34 miles from Jackson, TN and 89 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $691 a month.
1,119people
$94kTypical home
$691/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
3"Snow
234Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,119
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Memphis, TN
- 34 mi to Jackson, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" 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 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MKL airport
- 93 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 351 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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