Humid subtropical
Dickson, Tennessee
Dickson County, Tennessee · Population 16k · 814 ft elevation
Living in Dickson
Dickson has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 66 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Dickson at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 814 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,798 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $263k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $999/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%59th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 363 per 100k78th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,972 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5312th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2323th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 27°F | 4.3″ | 0.8″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 30°F | 4.9″ | 0.6″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 38°F | 5.4″ | 0.5″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 46°F | 4.9″ | — | 244 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 55°F | 5.8″ | — | 281 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 3.5″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.5″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 47°F | 4.0″ | — | 226 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 36°F | 4.0″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 31°F | 5.1″ | 0.6″ | 148 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology