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Samburg is a tiny town of 231 people in Obion County, Tennessee. It's about 58 miles from Jackson, TN and 94 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $589 a month.
231people
$205kTypical home
$589/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
6"Snow
243Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 231
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 488 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Memphis, TN
- 58 mi to Jackson, TN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,293/mo)
- Median rent $589/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to PAH airport
- 99 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 272 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 165 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Obion County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.