Jackson, TN — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Why look at Jackson?

  • Affordable housing. Median home is $226k — well below the national median.
  • Stable market. Home values -0.8% year-over-year — neither overheated nor falling.
  • No state income tax. Higher take-home pay than equivalent salary in a high-tax state.
Jackson, TN
Image: Wikipedia · Jackson, Tennessee
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63
Rising
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Jackson stands

At or near all-time high.

Median home $226,346
1-year -0.8%
5-yr growth +6.2%
vs 5-yr peak -1.0%
Population +0.4%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2025-03$226k$109k$152k$195k$238k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
30/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
95/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,415/mo$1,061$1,280$1,500202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent106125100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 13.3
Buy

At a 13.3 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Jackson on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 13.3 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
46 · w22%
Home 5-yr growth
71 · w22%
Distance from peak
84 · w18%
Population growth
53 · w16%
Rent YoY
55 · w12%
Home 10-yr growth
73 · w10%

About Jackson (Wikipedia)

Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located 70 miles (110 km) east of Memphis and 130 miles (210 km) southwest of Nashville, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States census. Jackson is the primary city of the Jackson, Tennessee metropolitan area, Madison County's largest city, and the second-largest city in West Tennessee after Memphis. It is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for West Tennessee, as Jackson was the major city in the west when the court was established in 1834.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

City facts

MayorScott Conger (since 2019)
Area58.75 sq mi
Elevation410 ft
Founded1821
NicknameHub City
Density1161.07/sq mi
Named forAndrew Jackson

Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Madison County right now.

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Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Madison County routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

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Tennessee context

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
47° / 28°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
88° / 68°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
207
~57% of year
Annual precip
54″ rain
5″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
High
Wildfire
Low
Earthquake
Moderate
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Current weather

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Local news & community

What locals are saying

Updated 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Jackson-specific coverage. Headlines link to original sources.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the Jackson area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
71%
Humid climate
Median household income
$64,700
Tennessee state median
Top industries (state-level)
HealthcareMusic/EntertainmentManufacturing

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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Cost-of-ownership at the median

Tax burden
no state income tax
~25% all-in for a $150k earner
Property tax / yr
$2k
0.67% × median home $226k
Climate / hazard
limited data
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Schools & crime context

Schools

School quality is district-by-district and varies dramatically within a city. Check GreatSchools or your state DOE rankings for specific schools before deciding. City-level school data coming soon.

Crime

Tennessee: 621 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.

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