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Bolivar

A city of 5,144 people in Tennessee

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Team Highlights: Varsity Football Dyersburg High School vs. Bolivar Central High School - Dyersburg

NFHS Network · Sep 24, 2026

Westview Boys Varsity Basketball @ Bolivar Central

maxpreps.com · Sep 23, 2026

Chester County JV Football @ Bolivar Central

maxpreps.com · Sep 22, 2026

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Map of Bolivar: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land1.2%63 of 5,180 acres

Trails1.2 mi0.1 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves312 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Pleasant Run Creek Park0.2 mi of trails · 25 acres Directions

2Sand Beach Lake Park9 acres

3Bolivar Courthouse Square0.1 mi of trails · 1 acres Directions

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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How Bolivar ranks

#18Most affordable in TN #18Lowest property tax in TN #52Cheapest rent in TN All TN rankings →

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Living in Bolivar

Housing in Bolivar

$153K▲ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bolivar home is worth about $153,000, up 1.1% in a year, 54% below the Tennessee typical home.

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Safety in Bolivar

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Safety Grade D-

Bolivar reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bolivar 17

Tennessee 5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bolivar 25.3

Tennessee 16.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Bolivar

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School Grade D

The public schools Bolivar’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 92% of Tennessee’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictHardeman County SchoolsSchools3

Bolivar Elementary CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 670 students Bolivar Middle School DMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 290 students Central High School C-High · Grades 9–12 · 663 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within TN. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Bolivar is

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Nearby towns

Toone7 mi Whiteville9 mi Hickory Valley10 mi Hornsby11 mi Silerton13 mi Middleton15 mi Medon15 mi Saulsbury15 mi Grand Junction18 mi La Grange20 mi

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