FriendshipTN
A town of 618, settled in 1844.
Is Friendship a good place to live?
42% of residents live below the poverty line in Friendship, against 14% in Tennessee’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower median household income than Friendship. Friendship has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
618 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Friendship: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Friendship, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Friendship.
Homes in Friendship are worth about $191K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Friendship home is worth about $191,000, up 10.7% in a year, 42% below the Tennessee typical home. Friendship’s median rent is $654 a month, below both the Tennessee town median ($947 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 62% of households own their home in Friendship.
| Friendship | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $654 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 66% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Friendship
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Friendship’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Friendship for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Friendship has lost 40 jobs, to 55 in 2023. The average trip to work in Friendship is 28 minutes.
| Friendship | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Friendship
Friendship has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Friendship’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Friendship is
Friendship beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 22% of Friendship adults smoke cigarettes.
| Friendship | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| What stands out | Friendship | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.1% | 16.2% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.6% | 8.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 14.9% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Friendship
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Friendship
About 4 of every 100 Friendship residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
97% of working residents leave Friendship for work
Where Friendship’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Friendship
City in Tennessee, United States
Friendship is a city in Crockett County, Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, Friendship had a population of 613.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 400 ft
- ZIP code
- 38034
- Area code
- 731
Questions about Friendship
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Friendship, TN a good place to live?
Friendship has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.