Best place to live in NW TN? (Memphis, Jackson: house prices, high school) - Tennessee - City-Data Forum

TN-rox · 05-26-2008, 07:57 PM

Do yall have any info on NW TN? Maybe some info on Tiptonville, Ridgely, Union City, Dyersburg or even South Fulton? Whats the best on crime, land/ house prices (Looking for 30+ acres- rough price estimate?), and growth. We're really looking for a nice, quiet, small town where there is pretty cheap land prices in general... Is there such thing as owning land on the Mississippi River up there or is it too expensive- Ive driven through the area a couple of times and it just looks like farmland. Are there any houses or anything? We were looking for a nice older home to restore, but whatever. Thanks so much for yalls help!!!

fallfanatic · 05-27-2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TN-rox

Do yall have any info on NW TN? Maybe some info on Tiptonville, Ridgely, Union City, Dyersburg or even South Fulton? Whats the best on crime, land/ house prices (Looking for 30+ acres- rough price estimate?), and growth. We're really looking for a nice, quiet, small town where there is pretty cheap land prices in general... Is there such thing as owning land on the Mississippi River up there or is it too expensive- Ive driven through the area a couple of times and it just looks like farmland. Are there any houses or anything? We were looking for a nice older home to restore, but whatever. Thanks so much for yalls help!!!

Hi TN-rox... You can pull up each of those cities at city-data.com and it will give you the specifics on population, avg. income, crime, weather, etc...
I am not familiar with that area, but I pulled up realtor.com and put in" Union City, TN " and then did an advanced search to pull up all the cities you mentioned, with 30+ acres. It came up with 5 exact matches and alot more that weren't exact. Here are the top 5 results...
59,500 for 51.5 acres in Union City
199,500 for 30 acres in Tiptonville
399,000 for 291.42 acres in Union City
445,500 for 66 acres in Union City
2,750,000 for 275 acres in Tiptonville
The prices seem to be all over the place. And there were alot of others, so you might want to check and see.
Also, you might want to post this question on the Memphis board too since it is the closest big city to those areas.
Sorry I can't be of more help. Maybe this will get you started.

strumpeace · 05-27-2008, 02:11 PM

TN-rox --

I'm familiar with much of NW Tennessee. Weakley County would be most attractive to me if I were planning to move to that part of the state. Martin is a nice (and slowly growing) town; it is home to UT-Martin, which gives the town a few more cultural and entertainment opportunities. Dresden is a nice smaller town nearby. Both are within a short driving distance of Jackson, Murray, and Paducah, all of which have a few more things to do.

TN-rox · 07-12-2008, 05:09 PM

Thanks for yalls help!!! Does anyone know anything more? Thanks sooo much!

spudwrench1973 · 07-30-2008, 08:11 PM

The reason fallfanatic's land prices were all over the place is because the more expensive land was farmland. 2.75 million for 275 acres is bottom land on/near the river. Otherwise land is around 2k per acre, sometimes less.Land in west Tn is very cheap UNLESS its farmland.

driver143 · 07-02-2013, 01:14 PM

Does anyone know anything about the area around Dover? we are both 60 and very active and want to have an active retirement life. We enjoy fishing, motorcycling, relaxing, listening to good music, eating good food, meeting nice, friendly folks........we are looking to find a house with "good bones" that we might renovate....a few acres would be nice. Does anyone have any suggestions for any other places to retire in Tennessee? Is the humidity brutal in NW Tennessee?

Memphis1979 · 07-03-2013, 03:03 PM

Union city doesn't have much of a night life, but its pretty good to raise a family there. Dyersburg has more going on and you're closer to Memphis. Tiptonville is hick town, nothing there except reel foot.

Martin is OK in weakly county, but I'd live indersden an drive o martin if that's what you like.

I'm from union city, so more input in what you're looking for would help

EVAunit1981 · 07-04-2013, 10:01 AM

Yeah, I know this thread is about five years old but I'll answer anyways. I've lived in north west TN all my life. Dyersburg, Martin, Union City or Tiptonville: there's not much going on there. Little to no night life to speak of.

Martin is a college town but sure doesn't feel like one. Not that many restaurants or other things you would expect to find in a college town. Nearly all the students drive home for the weekend.

Union City is getting Discovery Park soon, so there's that. And there's a huge Harley, Yamaha, Honda, Victory, Polaris dealership in Union City. And a VF Factory Outlet. Otherwise there's no reason to drive here. Oh and if you're going through U.C. - look out! There are traffic cameras at most major intersections now. Run a red light or speed through an intersection and you'll be getting a ticket in the mail in a few weeks.

I lived in Dyersburg for about 25 years. There are no good restaurants to speak of although they did just get a Chick-fil-a and a Cracker Barrel. They used to host a huge Little League Baseball tournament across from the fairgrounds. And there's a fair, usually in September if I remember right. I moved out of Dyersburg a few years back and I never go back except to visit family. There's just no reason to. It's just one of those small towns that people like me can't wait to get out of.

Tiptonville is the smallest of the towns mentioned. They have a Sonic now and a DQ that is closed for the winter. They have 2 gas stations, a prison and and a high school. But now I'm starting to repeat myself. Unless you're going to Reelfoot or are just out riding your motorcycle, there's no reason to go there.

I don't know much about Dover but it isn't Dyersburg so that's a plus in my book.

As far as humidity, what are you used to? I grew up here so I'm used to it. I think it's less than some place like south Florida. But if you're coming from AZ or NH you might be in for a shock.

eastmemphisguy · 07-13-2013, 01:11 PM

The Mississippi River floods frequently and, when left to its own devices, even moves from one low lying channel to another. The state boundaries are based off of surveys from the 1800s, so it's present location isn't even the exact state line anymore. Flood plains are good farm land, but it's not where you want your home.