Three WayTN
A town of 1,933, settled in 1998.
Is Three Way a good place to live?
Three Way’s weakest subject grade is a D for walkability. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Three Way, against 18% in Tennessee’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Three Way's public schools trail 86% of Tennessee towns on state tests and graduation. Among 178 Tennessee towns, just 4 have a higher median age than Three Way. On civic life, just 2 of Tennessee’s 232 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Middle Fork Bottoms State Park, at 34 acres. On history, just 11 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. Three Way has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Three Way for work
Where Three Way’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Three Way grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Three Way is from typical.
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Moving to Three Way: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Three Way, 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 Three Way.
About half of Three Way’s working residents commute to Jackson
Most working residents leave Three Way for work: only 1% work in town. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Three Way, below both the Tennessee town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Three Way grew to 262 in 2023, 130 more than in 2013.
| Three Way | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than Tennessee overall
People 65 and older are 30% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 39% of Three Way adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Three Way has grown 2.5% since 2020, to 1,933 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Three Way | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 66% are men (TN 42%).
| Three Way | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.1% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.5% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.4% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.6% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.4% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
Three Way faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 2007, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Three Way.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Three Way
Three Way has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Three Way is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Three Way home is worth about $283K
The typical Three Way home is worth about $283,000, about the same as a year ago, 14% below the Tennessee typical home. 93% of households own their home in Three Way.
| Three Way | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 66% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,646 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Three Way stands out in Tennessee and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Three Way. Three Way beats the Tennessee average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Only 9 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Three Way.
| Three Way | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 78% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Three Way | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 16.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 14.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Three Way | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Middle Fork Bottoms State Park | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Three Way
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Three Way
About 3 of every 100 Three Way residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
About Three Way
City in Tennessee, United States
Three Way is a city in Madison County, Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, Three Way had a population of 1,877. It is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Before the city was officially incorporated in 1998, the area was commonly known as "Three Way" for many years because of the split by U.S. Route 45 along its north–south route into US 45W towards Humboldt and US 45E towards Milan .
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1998
- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 433 ft
- Area code
- 731
Three Way’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Three Way.
Three Way has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Three Way reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Three Way with a neighbor →
Questions about Three Way
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Three Way, TN expensive?
That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($61,177 across the Jackson, TN 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 B−.