PuryearTN
A town of 719, settled in 1913.
Is Puryear a good place to live?
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Puryear, above both the Tennessee town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Puryear has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
719 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Puryear: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Puryear, 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 Puryear.
The typical home in Puryear is valued at about $219K
The typical Puryear home is worth about $219,000, up 12.9% in a year, 34% below the Tennessee typical home. 84% of households own their home in Puryear, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 66% and U.S. towns at 73%. The median rent in Puryear is $800 a month.
| Puryear | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $800 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Puryear’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Puryear for work: only 1% work in town. Puryear’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Puryear has added 25 jobs, to 57 in 2023.
| Puryear | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Puryear faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Puryear has four seasons and hot summers
Puryear has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Puryear is
Puryear beats the Tennessee average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 30% of Puryear adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Puryear | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Puryear | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69.3% | 63.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.6% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Puryear
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Puryear
About 2 of every 100 Puryear residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
99% of working residents leave Puryear for work
Where Puryear’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Puryear
City in Tennessee, United States
Puryear is a city in Henry County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, Puryear had a population of 706.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 607 ft
- ZIP code
- 38251
- Area code
- 731
Questions about Puryear
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Puryear, TN a good place to live?
Puryear has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.