RivesTN
A town of 244, settled in 1877.
Is Rives a good place to live?
35% of residents live below the poverty line in Rives, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Rives. Rives has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
244 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rives: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rives, 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 Rives.
A typical Rives home is worth about $199K
The typical Rives home is worth about $199,000, up 10.6% in a year, 40% below the Tennessee typical home. At $830 a month, Rives’ median rent is close to Tennessee’s towns ($947 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 78% of households own their home in Rives.
| Rives | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $830 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Earthquakes leads a very high hazard risk in Rives
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 42 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rives.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Rives’ working residents commute to Union City
Most working residents leave Rives for work: only 0% work in town. The average trip to work in Rives is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Union City (47%), Martin (5%) and Jackson (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Rives
Rives has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Rives’ July high is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Rives is
Rives beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 30% of Rives adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Rives | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 29% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Rives | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rives
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rives
About 4 of every 100 Rives residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Tennessee.
100% of working residents leave Rives for work
Where Rives’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rives
Town in Tennessee, United States
Rives is a town in Obion County, Tennessee. The population was 312 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Union City, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. Located just south of Union City, Rives was originally known as Troy Station. Settlers from South Carolina first came to the area in the 1820's and by the 1850's the town was flourishing because of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Rives has a rich railroad history and at one time the town had several hotels to serve the passenger trains that traveled the area.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 299 ft
- ZIP code
- 38253
- Area code
- 731
Questions about Rives
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rives, TN a good place to live?
Rives has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.