Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. Overall it grades C, 94th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee. Its schools outperform 90% of the state's. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 71% of U.S. communities, with cold waves at the top. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 11 places on the National Register. 36% of working residents work locally in Paris, above both the Tennessee town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). On history, just 1 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Eiffel Tower Park, at 50 acres.
Where Paris beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 1,767 in 1880, 10,316 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1936 on.
11 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Paris is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Paris, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Paris.
Paris draws workers from McKenzie and beyond, fares better on crime within Tennessee than nationally and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Against the 2,679 U.S. towns with household incomes like Paris’s, it is less healthy than 77%, so its D− isn’t only a matter of income.
18% of adults have diabetes in Paris. Paris beats the Tennessee average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Paris.
| Paris | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Paris | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.3% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Paris school district. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Henry Co High School, with 1,017 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| W G Rhea ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 537 | – |
| Henry Co High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,017 | A− |
| Paris ElementaryTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 502 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
7,381 jobs are based in Paris, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 16.5 minutes, against 25.7 across Tennessee.
About one in 3 of Paris’s working residents works in town. 26% of Paris residents live below the poverty line. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 6 have a lower average trip to work than Paris.
| Paris | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.1% | 9.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Paris home is worth about $216,000, up 5.4% in a year, 35% below the Tennessee typical home. Paris’ median rent is $780 a month.
| Paris | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $780 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Paris | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Eiffel Tower Park | 0.5 mi | 50 |
| 2. Ogburn Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Since 1979, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Paris.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Paris has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Paris is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 24.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 56% of Tennessee’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 196 to 159 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
26.3% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.8% across Tennessee, which weighs on its C− for jobs and income. The median household earns $41,012, against $69,595 across Tennessee.
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across Tennessee.
| Paris | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
57% women, 43% men
About 75 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Paris | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.1% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.3% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.6% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.8% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.6% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
None within 15 miles of Paris; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Paris residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
Where Paris’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
11 places in Paris on the National Register of Historic Places.
17 notable people were born in Paris.
City in Tennessee, United States
Paris is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,316. A 70-foot (21 m) replica of the Eiffel Tower stands in the southern part of Paris.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Paris grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #94 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D− for health, C+ for safety and A for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($50,613 across the Paris, TN 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−.
17 notable people were born here, including Cherry Jones and Howell Edmunds Jackson.
