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LylesTN
A typical home costs 3 years of the Nashville metro’s $85K median household income. In Tennessee, this town has 1,385 residents.
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Population
1,385
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$253K
+2.3% in a year
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
35.8
years
Jobs based here
31
A commuter town
Is Lyles a good place to live?
The best of Lyles’ subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Lyles’ average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both Tennessee’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On cost of living, just 7 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do better. Lyles's public schools trail 82% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. Only 8 of Tennessee’s 292 towns score lower on the outdoors. Lyles has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lyles stand out
Where Lyles beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
Lyles$253K
Tennessee$331K
Cost of livingA+
3 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 97% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
31 measures vs. Tennessee
0 better26 too close to call5 worse
| Widest gap | Lyles | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 14.6% |
Worth knowing · HealthD
Less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns
Trails TN on 5 of 31 CDC measures, beats it on none
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
Small town
1,385 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Bon Aqua JunctionWrigleyLyles
How Lyles grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Lyles is from typical.
Cost of livingNear the top of the towns comparedA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthTristar Horizon Medical Center 10.7 miles awayDOpen →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 33% of U.S. communities; tornadoes top the listBOpen →Jobs & income$68K median household income; 31 jobs based hereB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
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Getting set up
Moving to Lyles: who provides what
Lyles is unincorporated, so Hickman County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerCity of Dickson13.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBon Aqua-Lyles U.d.No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHickman CountyHickman County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Tennessee you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHickman County Election CommissionHickman County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code3709837098 100%Census 2020
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 Lyles.
HealthD
Residents of Lyles are less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns
For adults in Lyles, the share who had a checkup this year is 77%. Just over a fifth of adults in Lyles smoke cigarettes; 22% report frequent mental distress.
10%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Lyles | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 29% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Tennessee
0 better26 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Lyles | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 14.6% |
| More smokers | 21.9% | 17.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.6% |
Tristar Horizon Medical Center
10.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−
Most of Lyles’ workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Lyles, 8.7% live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 27 miles. The top destinations are Dickson (17%), Franklin (13%) and Nashville (12%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Lyles0%
Dickson17%
Franklin13%
Nashville12%
Centerville5%
27 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in Lyles
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade A+
A typical Lyles home is worth about $253K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.3%. The share of households in Lyles who own their home: 75%.
$253KZillow home value
Typical home value
Lyles$253K
Tennessee$331K
+2.3%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Lyles has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter29–50°
Spring46–70°
Summer65–87°
Fall47–71°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
The biggest natural risk in Lyles is tornadoes, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 34% of Lyles’s expected hazard losses down to tornadoes, and 27% to earthquakes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 67% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
TornadoesEarthquakesInland flooding
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Lyles
17pages on Lyles
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lyles; the nearest are
Columbia State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Columbia25 mi$5,296 in-state tuitionTennessee State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Nashville33.5 mi$8,616 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Lyles residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Lyles for work
Where Lyles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
31jobs based in Lyles
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Lyles
Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
Lyles is a rural census-designated place and unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 866 ft
- ZIP code
- 37098
Questions about Lyles
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lyles, TN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.