Living in Trimble, TN
Trimble is a tiny town of 554 people in Dyer County, Tennessee. It's about 43 miles from Jackson, TN and 87 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $743 a month.
554people
$81kTypical home
$743/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
4"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 554
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 858 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Memphis, TN
- 43 mi to Jackson, TN
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$510/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (468 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,027 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MKL airport
- 91 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 308 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 10 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
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dyer County: R+62 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk