CITY PROFILE
Jackson, TN
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Jackson, TN is a smaller metro where housing costs remain one of the more affordable in our dataset, making it a genuine option if budget is your main constraint. Expect a warm climate with abundant sunshine, though the area also sees a wet climate—so you'll get plenty of both bright days and rain. It's straightforward living in a compact region without the sprawl or price tags of larger metros.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $208K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,434/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 18°C · warmest 27.7°C · coolest 6.8°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1457 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.64 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #246 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy93
- Affordable to rent79
- Climate comfort88
- Plenty of sunshine61
- Big-city amenities40
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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