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A town of 162. A typical home worth about $206K.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
162
residents
Typical home
$206K
+10.5% in a year
Household income
$44K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
2
A commuter town

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162 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Rives home is worth about $206K

The typical Rives home is worth about $206,000, up 10.5% in a year, 38% below the Tennessee typical home.

$206KZillow home value

Typical home value

Rives$206K
Tennessee$334K
+10.5%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.

80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
80Very high riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingCold waves
42
paid flood claims since 1997
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rives

Most working residents leave Rives for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Union City (47%), Martin (5%) and Jackson (5%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rives0%
Union City47%
Martin5%
Jackson5%
Memphis3%
6 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Rives
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Rives has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 6 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–48°
Spring48–70°
Summer67–88°
Fall49–71°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 3
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Rives is

Rives beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

26 measures vs. Tennessee
0 better25 too close to call1 worse
What stands outRivesTN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19%14.6%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City
4.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rives for work

Where Rives’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

47% → Union City Union City 47% 5% → Martin Martin 5% 5% → Jackson Jackson 5% 3% → Memphis Memphis 3% 2% → Troy Troy 2% 2% → Dresden Dresden 2% Rives · 0% stay
2jobs based in Rives
0%of working residents work in town
6 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rives

Town in Tennessee, United States

Rives is a town in Obion County, Tennessee. The population was 312 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. Located just south of Union City, Rives was originally known as Troy Station. Settlers from South Carolina first came to the area in the 1820's and by the 1850's the town was flourishing because of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Rives has a rich railroad history and at one time the town had several hotels to serve the passenger trains that traveled the area.

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Population
246
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
299 ft
ZIP code
38253
Area code
731

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