ProspectTN
The town was settled in 1838 and has 145 residents today.
Is Prospect a good place to live?
Prospect’s age of the median resident is 52 years, against 40 years in Tennessee’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Prospect has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
145 people, and everyone knows the way
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Ordered by what stands out in Prospect.
Prospect faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Prospect, the risk rating from FEMA is 83 of 100. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 21%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2010.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow puts the typical Prospect home at about $248K
86% of Prospect households own their home. Typical home values rose 5.3% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Prospect’s year
A winter brings about 1 inches of snow, with January nights at 30° and July afternoons at 90°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Prospect is
The share of adults in Prospect who have high blood pressure: 40%. Two figures for adults here: 31% have been diagnosed with depression, 42% sleep under 7 hours.
| Prospect | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 29% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Prospect | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 50.8% | 58.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Prospect
Moving to Prospect: who provides what
Prospect is unincorporated, so Giles 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.
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Prospect
About 1 of every 100 Prospect residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Prospect
Unincorporated community
Prospect is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Tennessee. The zip code is 38477. The southern agricultural pioneer and publisher Cully Cobb was born in Prospect in 1884.
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- Elevation
- 597 ft
- ZIP code
- 38477
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