Best place to live in NW TN? (Memphis, Jackson: house prices, income)

[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!!!

[fallfanatic]

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]

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]

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

[spudwrench1973]

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.