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Rives is a tiny town of 162 people in Obion County, Tennessee. It's about 50 miles from Jackson, TN and 100 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $830 a month.
162people
$113kTypical home
$830/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
6"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 162
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 470 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Memphis, TN
- 50 mi to Jackson, TN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$709/mo)
- Median rent $830/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (923 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PAH airport
- 105 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 174 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Obion County: R+65 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.