Big SandyTN
A town of 507. A typical home worth about $191K.
What makes Big Sandy stand out
The 2 things Big Sandy does most differently from other towns.
507 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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A typical Big Sandy home is worth about $191K
The typical Big Sandy home is worth about $191,000, up 5.3% in a year, 43% below the Tennessee typical home.
Typical home value
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
Big Sandy’s public schools outperform 72% of Tennessee districts
The public schools Big Sandy’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 72% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy School | K–12 | 243 | B− |
Mild winters, hot summers
Big Sandy has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Most working residents commute out of Big Sandy
Most working residents leave Big Sandy for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Paris (16%), Camden (9%) and Jackson (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Where working residents work
Crime reported in Big Sandy
2 crimes were reported in Big Sandy in 2022: 2 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Big Sandy is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
How healthy Big Sandy is
Big Sandy beats the Tennessee average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Big Sandy | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 76.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 8.6% |
0% of Big Sandy is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Sandy City Park | — | 2 |
About Big Sandy
Town in Tennessee, United States
Big Sandy is a town in Benton County, Tennessee. The population was 486 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 486
- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 371 ft
- ZIP code
- 38221
- Area code
- 731