OlivetTN
A town of 1,377.
Is Olivet a good place to live?
The best of Olivet’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 5 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 95% of the country. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Olivet. On the outdoors, just 17 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. Olivet has 1 place on the National Register. Olivet has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,377 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Olivet grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Olivet is from typical.
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Moving to Olivet: who provides what
Olivet is unincorporated, so Hardin County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Olivet.
Olivet’s grade for health is a D−
25% of Olivet adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Tennessee town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 29% of Olivet adults say their health is fair or poor. Olivet beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Olivet | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Olivet | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.7% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 24.7% | 17.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.6% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Olivet’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Olivet for work: only 1% work in town. 21% of Olivet residents live below the poverty line, above both Tennessee’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Savannah (25%), Jackson (6%) and Memphis (6%).
| Olivet | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Olivet
Olivet has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Olivet’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Cold waves leads a moderate hazard risk in Olivet
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Olivet
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Olivet; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Olivet residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
99% of working residents leave Olivet for work
Where Olivet’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Olivet
Census-designated place and unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States
Olivet is a census-designated place and an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee, that is treated as a census-designated place (CDP) for the 2010 U.S. census. Olivet is located immediately east of Savannah and is served by Tennessee State Route 203 and Tennessee State Route 226. The population of the CDP was 1,401 as of the 2020 census. The community was named after the Mount of Olives.
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- Area
- 6.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 463 ft
Questions about Olivet
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olivet, 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 B+.