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35.05° N · 89.61° W · GEOID 4758840

Piperton

Fayette County, Tennessee · part of the Memphis, TN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Piperton is home to 2,569 people. Median household income is $130,100 a year and median rent is $1,083 a month, 10.0% 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 $618,800, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,083
21% below the median place
Median household income
$130,100
62% above the median place
Median home value
$618,800
94% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
3% below the median place

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 Piperton

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,751 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 97% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 112 Tennessee places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 106 Tennessee places.
  • The median rent takes only 10.0% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 112 Tennessee places.
  • The median resident is 57.9 years old, older than in 97% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 112 Tennessee places.
  • The population has grown 27.5% since 2020, faster than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 103 Tennessee places.
01

Moving to Piperton

Fayette County gains about 19.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,036
Moved out2,311
Net+725

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$79K
Leavers$70K

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

Who moves here
10.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Fayette County report $79,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $70,300, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$43,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,083 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,834 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $618,800.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 16.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Corrales, NM matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
10.7%
86% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
19.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
1.4%
31% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePipertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year110.7%86% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.4%31% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure19.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$79,23012% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$70,2550% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Piperton10.0%
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
$43,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
10.0%
51% below the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
10%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$123,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Property tax rate1
0.4%
59% below the median place
Median year built1
2006
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasurePipertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,08321% below
Rent to income110.0%51% below
Property tax rate10.4%59% below
Home price to income14.8x25% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.29% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,30119% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,28630% below
Median home value1$618,80094% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.6%13% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure48.1%7% below
Homeownership191.8%38% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,83451% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.9%2% below
Median year built120061% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$82,831
107% above the median place
Median household income1
$130,100
62% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePipertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$130,10062% above
Income per person1$82,831107% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%3% below
Average annual pay5County figure$59,8369% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.8%30% above
Jobs5County figure8,38194% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.3%5% below
Mean commute131 min25% above
Works from home116.7%34% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 57.9, 48% above the median place.

Median age1
57.9
48% above the median place
Population change since 20206
27.5%
above the median place (median 1.1%)
Born abroad1
3.0%
66% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband96.2% +4%
Bachelor's or higher46.0% +43%
High school or higher95.3% +3%
No health insurance8.9% +39%
Household size2.4 −6%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePipertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,5696646th largest
Population change since 2020627.5%above (median 1.1%)
Median age157.948% above
Bachelor's or higher146.0%43% above
High school or higher195.3%3% above
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad13.0%66% below
No health insurance18.9%39% above
Homes with broadband196.2%4% above
05

Life in Piperton

13 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
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 bars10.2 −51%
Shops22.9 −24%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.6 −61%
Doctors' offices and clinics7.9 −61%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

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

Restaurants and bars per 10k8
10.2
51% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
7.9
61% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.6
61% below the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasurePipertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure811% below
Public school students12County figure2,94140% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure10.251% below
Shops per 10k8County figure22.924% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.661% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure7.961% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure130% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 69, 64% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
69
64% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
414
66% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Annual precipitation13
55.5 in
27% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
76.0
18% below the median place
July average high13
90°F
4% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePipertonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure90°F4% above
January average low13County figure31°F22% above
Average temperature13County figure61°F11% above
Annual precipitation13County figure55.5 in27% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure76.018% below
Hurricane risk14County figure50.229% below
Tornado risk14County figure89.410% above
Wildfire risk14County figure61.40% above
Heat wave risk14County figure82.68% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure4812% above
Good air days15Metro figure55.6%19% below
08

Piperton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 10% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 10% 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$1,083/mo (2024)$1,390/mo$1,140 to $1,690/mo+4.2%
Median household income$130,100 (2024)$166,000$140,000 to $196,500+4.1%
Median home value$618,800 (2024)$897,000$651,000 to $1,235,000+6.4%
Population2,889 (2025)3,2303,100 to 3,370+2.3%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

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

09

Places like Piperton

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

PlaceRentIncome
Corrales, NM$1,143$102,307Compare
Margate City, NJ$1,347$121,800Compare
Tanque Verde, AZ$1,347$121,599Compare
Fernandina Beach, FL$1,259$97,903Compare
Fernandina Beach, FLTanque Verde, AZMargate City, NJCorrales, NMPiperton, TNPipertonCorralesMargate CityTanque VerdeFernandina BeachPipertonCorralesMargate CityTanque VerdeFernandina Beach

Common questions

Is Piperton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,751 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 97% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 112 Tennessee places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 106 Tennessee places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Piperton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 10.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $618,800.

What salary do you need to live in Piperton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Piperton safe?

There were 69 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Piperton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Corrales, NM, Margate City, NJ, Tanque Verde, AZ and Fernandina Beach, FL.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Piperton with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Piperton itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/piperton-tennessee

Citytistics. “Piperton, Tennessee.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/piperton-tennessee/

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