GuysTN
A town of 420, settled in 1890.
Is Guys a good place to live?
Guys’ average trip to work is 33 minutes, against 25 minutes in Tennessee’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 178 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Guys. Guys has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
420 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Guys: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Guys, 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 Guys.
A typical Guys home is worth about $178K
The typical Guys home is worth about $178,000, up 9.9% in a year, 46% below the Tennessee typical home. 81% of households own their home in Guys, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 66% and U.S. towns at 73%. Guys’ median rent is $882 a month.
| Guys | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $882 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Guys’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Guys for work: only 1% work in town. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Guys. The top destinations are Selmer (24%), Jackson (7%) and Corinth (6%).
| Guys | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Guys has mild winters and hot summers
Guys has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Guys is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Guys is
Guys beats the Tennessee average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 48% of Guys adults have high blood pressure. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Guys.
| Guys | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 41% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Guys | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 76.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.8% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Guys faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Guys
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Guys; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Guys residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
99% of working residents leave Guys for work
Where Guys’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Guys
Town in Tennessee, United States
Guys is a town in McNairy County, Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, Guys had a population of 414.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 443 ft
- ZIP code
- 38339
- Area code
- 731
Questions about Guys
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Guys, TN a good place to live?
Guys has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.