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35.93° N · 87.31° W · GEOID 4707280

Bon Aqua Junction

Hickman County, Tennessee · part of the Nashville, TN metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

TennesseeBon Aqua Junction, TNBon Aqua JunctionBon Aqua Junction

The short answer

Bon Aqua Junction is home to 1,586 people. Median household income is $43,586 a year and median rent is $847 a month, 23.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $224,100, about 5.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$847
38% below the median place
Median household income
$43,586
46% below the median place
Median home value
$224,100
30% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bon Aqua Junction

  • Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 2.4% a year while household income rose -8.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 112 Tennessee places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 80 Tennessee places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $35,300 a year left, less than in 94% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 80 Tennessee places.
  • 79% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 98% of places its size. It is the highest of 106 Tennessee places.
  • 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 112 Tennessee places.
01

Moving to Bon Aqua Junction

Hickman County gains about 14.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,392
Moved out1,124
Net+268

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Tennessee, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TennesseeOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$53K
Leavers$46K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Hickman County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Hickman County report $53,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $45,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$33,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $847 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,102 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $224,100.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 8.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Mecca, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$45,863
35% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
14.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBon Aqua JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.2%8% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure14.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$53,36824% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$45,86335% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Bon Aqua Junction23.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$33,880
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
23.3%
14% above the median place
Home price to income
5.1x
35% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
23%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$35,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Renters paying 30%+1
79.1%
56% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.4%
55% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBon Aqua JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$84738% below
Rent to income123.3%14% above
Property tax rate10.4%55% below
Home price to income15.1x35% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.35% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,02836% below
Property tax paid (median)1$91572% below
Median home value1County figure$224,10030% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.1%2% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure74.4%44% above
Homeownership156.3%15% below
Renters paying 30%+179.1%56% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,10241% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119800% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$43,586
46% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBon Aqua JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$43,58646% below
Income per person1$23,47941% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay5County figure$53,44219% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs5County figure4,12397% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.6%1% below
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home1County figure8.9%28% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 8.7%, 73% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
8.7%
73% below the median place
High school or higher1
78.2%
15% below the median place
Median age1
31.6
19% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance11.7% +83%
Household size2.9 +16%
Homes with broadband93.4% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBon Aqua JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5866646th largest
Median age131.619% below
Bachelor's or higher18.7%73% below
High school or higher178.2%15% below
Household size12.916% above
Born abroad1County figure1.5%83% below
No health insurance111.7%83% above
Homes with broadband193.4%1% above
05

Life in Bon Aqua Junction

9 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents12.6 +24%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.6 +13%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars9.4 −55%
Shops21.2 −30%
Arts, recreation and fitness8.5 2.1×
Doctors' offices and clinics7.1 −65%
Child care centers1.2 −48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Restaurants and bars per 10k7
9.4
55% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
7.1
65% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.2
48% below the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureBon Aqua JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure90% above
Public school students10County figure3,00139% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure9.455% below
Shops per 10k7County figure21.230% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7Metro figure8.5107% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure7.165% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.248% below
Parks per 10k812.624% above
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k812.613% above
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure931% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 12.0, 80% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bon Aqua Junction. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
12.0
80% below the median place
Natural hazard risk12
47.2
49% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
43.7
52% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBon Aqua JunctionAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure89°F2% above
January average low11County figure28°F11% above
Average temperature11County figure59°F7% above
Annual precipitation11County figure54.6 in25% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure47.249% below
Hurricane risk12County figure29.558% below
Tornado risk12County figure82.21% above
Wildfire risk12County figure12.080% below
Heat wave risk12County figure43.752% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure5016% above
Good air days13Metro figure51.2%25% below
08

Bon Aqua Junction in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, up from 23% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$847/mo (2024)$1,080/mo$880 to $1,310/mo+4.1%
Median household income$43,586 (2024)$51,000$43,000 to $60,500+2.6%
Median home value$187,500 (2024)$278,000$202,000 to $383,000+6.8%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bon Aqua Junction

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Mecca, CA$916$48,312Compare
Lafayette, TN$896$51,736Compare
Milton-Freewater, OR$877$52,183Compare
Guadalupe, AZ$872$51,354Compare
Guadalupe, AZMilton-Freewater, ORLafayette, TNMecca, CABon Aqua Junction, TNBon Aqua JunctionMeccaLafayetteMilton-FreewaterGuadalupeBon Aqua JunctionMeccaLafayetteMilton-FreewaterGuadalupe

Common questions

Is Bon Aqua Junction a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2020 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 2.4% a year while household income rose -8.5%, so rent outran pay by more than in 98% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 112 Tennessee places. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 80 Tennessee places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bon Aqua Junction expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 23.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $224,100.

What salary do you need to live in Bon Aqua Junction?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $33,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bon Aqua Junction?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Mecca, CA, Lafayette, TN, Milton-Freewater, OR and Guadalupe, AZ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bon Aqua Junction with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bon Aqua Junction itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bon-aqua-junction-tennessee

Citytistics. “Bon Aqua Junction, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bon-aqua-junction-tennessee/

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