SardisTN
A town of 536. A typical home worth about $164K.
What makes Sardis stand out
The thing Sardis does most differently from other towns.
536 people, and everyone knows the way
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A typical Sardis home is worth about $164K
The typical Sardis home is worth about $164,000, up 6.3% in a year, 51% below the Tennessee typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Sardis
Most working residents leave Sardis for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lexington (29%), Jackson (14%) and Memphis (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Where working residents work
Older than Tennessee overall, and fewer college graduates
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). 11% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee. 21% never finished high school.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
| Sardis | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21.1% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 53.2% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.3% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.5% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 8.9% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.1% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Mild winters, hot summers
Sardis has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Sardis is
Sardis beats the Tennessee average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8.
| What stands out | Sardis | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.8% | 9.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.6% |
Moderate risk, with earthquakes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
100% of working residents leave Sardis for work
Where Sardis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sardis
Town in Tennessee, United States
Sardis is a town in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sardis had a population of 414. The community was named after a Methodist church grounds near the site.
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- Population
- 414
- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 515 ft
- ZIP code
- 38371
- Area code
- 731