MedonTN
A town of 198, settled in 1836.
Is Medon a good place to live?
Medon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
198 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Medon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Medon, 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 Medon.
The typical home in Medon is valued at about $204K
Home values are up 6.1% over the year to September 2026. The share of households in Medon who own their home: 94%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Medon stands out in Tennessee and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
For most workers, Medon is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Jackson (52%), Memphis (5%) and Nashville (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
| Medon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Medon is earthquakes, at a high overall level
FEMA puts a third of Medon’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 21% to tornadoes. Compared with nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Medon after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Medon is
In Medon, 17% of adults report frequent mental distress, below the Tennessee town median (20%) and near the median of U.S. towns (17%). The town does better than the Tennessee average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 4. Among adults in the town, 31% sleep under 7 hours.
| Medon | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 41% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Medon | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.1% | 13.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Medon Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Medon
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Medon
About 8 of every 100 Medon residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
99% of working residents leave Medon for work
Where Medon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Medon
City in Tennessee, United States
Medon is a city in Madison County and Hardeman County. It is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Medon had a population of 189.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 466 ft
- ZIP code
- 38356
- Area code
- 731
Questions about Medon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Medon, TN a good place to live?
Medon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Medon, TN known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Arthur Adams and Wil Masoud.