Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Piperton grades C− overall, 111th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $130K. On the other side, its public schools trail 90% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Piperton, above both Tennessee’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Piperton.
1,445 counted in 2010 and 2,263 in 2020; an estimated 2,889 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 27.5% since 2020, after 56.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Piperton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 746 in 1980, 2,263 in 2020. The archive holds 3 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Piperton, 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 Piperton.
Piperton has hotter summers than almost anywhere else in Tennessee and trades workers with Memphis and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Tennessee.
At 10.1 years of the Memphis metro’s $66K median household income, the typical home (about $672K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $2,286, against $1,442 across Tennessee, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Piperton home is worth about $672,000, down 1.9% in a year, about twice the Tennessee typical home. 92% of households own their home in Piperton.
| Piperton | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,083 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 91°, the highest of 504 Tennessee places with climate records; January nights average 31.3°.
The July high in Piperton is 91°F. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 8 have a higher January low than Piperton. Piperton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
| Piperton | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 91°F | 89°F | 85°F |
| January low | 31°F | 29°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Piperton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Piperton has about as many jobs (1,407) as working residents, but only 42 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 764 in 2013 to 1,407.
Most working residents leave Piperton for work: only 3% work in town. Piperton’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Piperton has added 643 jobs, to 1,407 in 2023.
| Piperton | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $130,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 9.5% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Piperton's reported crime rate is well below Tennessee's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025.
| Piperton | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Tennessee it is healthier than 80% of the 176 graded towns: much of Tennessee scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Tennessee is no health insurance: 7.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.6% statewide.
Piperton beats the Tennessee average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 44% of Piperton adults have high blood pressure. Among 176 Tennessee towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Piperton.
| Piperton | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Piperton | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 16.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Piperton. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Ancient siteSS Sultana
21 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
26 mi MuseumNational Civil Rights Museum
26 mi Stadium & arenaFedExForum
21 mi Stadium & arenaMid-South Coliseum
26 mi MuseumBlues Hall of FameSS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Mid-South Coliseum: bcbuckner, CC BY 2.0 · Blues Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Piperton; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Piperton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
City in Tennessee, United States
Piperton is a city in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,263 at the 2020 census. In 2007, USA Today cited the National Motorist Association when it listed Piperton as one of the worst cities for speeding tickets across the USA.
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2 towns share a border with Piperton.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piperton | #111 | C− | C+ | — | D | B− |
| Rossville | — | — | B− | — | D | B− |
| Collierville | #22 | B+ | D | B− | A+ | A |
Rossville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Piperton and Rossville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Piperton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Piperton grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #111 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades B− for health and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 10.1 years of the area's median household income ($66,401 across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
