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Trenton is a small town of 4,151 people in Gibson County, Tennessee. It's about 23 miles from Jackson, TN and 83 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $829 a month.
4,151people
$141kTypical home
$829/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
4"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,151
- Part of a metro area
- About 516 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Memphis, TN
- 23 mi to Jackson, TN
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$892/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days 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
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MKL airport
- 87 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 200 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.