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Sardis is a tiny town of 536 people in Henderson County, Tennessee. It's about 34 miles from Jackson, TN and 97 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $729 a month.
536people
$117kTypical home
$729/moRent
89° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 536
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 214 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Memphis, TN
- 34 mi to Jackson, TN
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$737/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 123 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
- Low violent crime (268 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MKL airport
- 99 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 502 ft
- 325 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 195 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 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