Rank

1304of 3,144

Henry, Tennessee

Score 6.43 / 10· population 32,554

Paris, the Henry County seat, goes by Capital City of Kentucky Lake, the TVA reservoir where Paris Landing State Park opened in 1945, and its World's Biggest Fish Fry draws tens of thousands each April. Property tax bills run low: $705 a year for the median homeowner in Census estimates for 2020 to 2024, under half the state's $1,442. The largest employer is Henry County Medical Center in Paris, with about 575 jobs.

Sources
  • Paris gained the name Capital City of Kentucky Lake tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • Kentucky Lake is a Tennessee Valley Authority lake; Paris Landing State Park was created in 1945 tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • The World's Biggest Fish Fry draws tens of thousands of visitors to Paris and Henry County during the last full week of April tennesseeencyclopedia.net
  • Median real estate taxes paid: Henry County $705, Tennessee $1,442 (ACS 2024 5-year, 2020 to 2024) api.censusreporter.org
  • Paris is the Henry County seat tnecd.com
  • Henry County Medical Center (Paris) is the largest listed employer with an estimated 575 employees tnecd.com

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)8.3
  2. 2A (state)10.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.7
  4. Sales tax1.1
  5. Property tax8.1

Environment

  1. Air quality5.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes5.1

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.6
  2. Life expectancy3.2
  3. Government employees3.7
  4. Single-parent households2.8

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