Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety30#10,901/15,637
Economy23#11,971/15,631
Housing99#137/14,977
Health9#14,254/15,609
Healthcare20#12,569/15,650
Environment40#9,288/15,453
Education70#4,698/15,649
Infrastructure19#12,630/15,650
Community16#13,111/15,651
Leisure & amenities12#13,830/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Greenfield, Tennessee ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Weakley County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Rent as share of income · low18.4%
98/100Tennessee 29.5%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Reading scores · high3.39
94/100Tennessee 2.99United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWeakley County value
Home price to income ratio · low2.0×
91/100Tennessee 4.1×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Pharmacies · high2.4 /10k
87/100Tennessee 1.9 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWeakley County value
Public libraries · high1.5 /10k
87/100Tennessee 0.4 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesWeakley County value
Social associations · high13.9 /10k
86/100Tennessee 11.0 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWeakley County value

Weaknesses

Access to exercise opportunities · low25.3%
2/100Tennessee 67.9%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWeakley County value
Depression · high31.5%
2/100Tennessee 29.0%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate
Frequent mental distress · high22.4%
4/100Tennessee 22.0%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Average weekly wage · low$883
4/100Tennessee $1,354United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWeakley County value
Voter turnout · low51.3%
5/100Tennessee 58.6%United States 65.2%2024U.S. Election Assistance CommissionWeakley County value
Mental health providers · low48 /100k
5/100Tennessee 212 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteWeakley County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
1.3 /1k (2021) → 5.7 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+352%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
60.8% (2015-2019) → 27.9% (2020-2024)
−33 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
63.5% (2015-2019) → 89.6% (2020-2024)
+26 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Child poverty rateImproving
30.1% (2015-2019) → 10.2% (2020-2024)
−20 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Rent as share of incomeImproving
32.2% (2015-2019) → 18.4% (2020-2024)
−14 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Poverty rateImproving
22.2% (2015-2019) → 13.5% (2020-2024)
−8.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Greenfield, Tennessee improved on 4 of 13 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved4

Rent burden−33 points60.8% → 27.9%
Rent / income−14 points32.2% → 18.4%
Broadband+26 points63.5% → 89.6%
Poverty−8.7 points22.2% → 13.5%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 13 measures

Change of every measure of Greenfield, Tennessee between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	30.3 min2015-2019	25.4 min2020-2024	−5.0 min	Within the margin of error	90%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%2015-2019	20.3%2020-2024	+2.7 points	Within the margin of error	49%
Broadband subscriptions	63.5%2015-2019	89.6%2020-2024	+26 points	Improved	96%
Effective property tax rate	0.63%2015-2019	0.60%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	22%
High school diploma or higher	83.7%2015-2019	89.3%2020-2024	+5.6 points	Within the margin of error	85%
Home price to income ratio	2.2×2015-2019	2.0×2020-2024	−0.2×	Within the margin of error	85%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4822015-2019	0.4052020-2024	−0.077	Within the margin of error	92%
Median household income	$33,6972015-2019	$47,3682020-2024	+41%	Within the margin of error	75%
Poverty rate	22.2%2015-2019	13.5%2020-2024	−8.7 points	Improved	90%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	32.2%2015-2019	18.4%2020-2024	−14 points	Improved	96%
Rent-burdened households	60.8%2015-2019	27.9%2020-2024	−33 points	Improved	98%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.1%2015-2019	6.4%2020-2024	−2.8 points	Within the margin of error	75%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Greenfield, Tennessee five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Greenfield, Tennessee in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Greenfield, Tennessee itself moved +27.5 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,264 residents (±620)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 women (−3.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,264 residents (±620)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

White87%1,979
Black4.3%†97
Hispanic or Latino4.2%†94
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races4.2%†94

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,391 residents (±263)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

No high school diploma11%†149
High school or GED47%†654
Some college16%†229
Associate degree5.5%†77
Bachelor's degree15%†204
Graduate degree5.6%†78

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

854 households (±157)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

Under $25k22%†185
$25k–50k29%†248
$50k–75k25%†216
$75k–100k9.8%†84
$100k–150k6.4%†55
$150k–200k5.4%†46
$200k or more2.3%†20

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−20.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

854 households (±157)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

Own74%628
Rent26%†226

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

208 households (±71)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

Under $75040%†83
$750–1,00050%†105
$1,000–1,5009.6%†20

Home values

628 homes (±138)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

Under $150k71%†448
$150k–250k20%†123
$250k–400k8.0%†50

Age of homes

957 homes (±162)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

2010 or later0.9%†9
2000–20092.6%†25
1980–199913%†129

Size of homes

957 homes (±162)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

Studio0.4%†4
1 bedroom4.6%†44
2 bedrooms26%†250

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

941 workers (±241)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

Drive alone85%802
Carpool6.4%†60
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.9%†8
Bike0.0%0
Work from home3.6%†34
Other3.9%†37

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

907 workers (±237)

Greenfield, Tennessee
Tennessee share

Under 15 min25%†225
15–29 min34%304
30–44 min23%†206

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Martin, TN

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Weakley County, the county holding most of Greenfield's residents.

Weakley County has 589 employer establishments, 178 for every 10,000 residents (0.72× the US rate of 248; 0.85× Tennessee's), with 8,540 paid employees at an average annual pay of $38,686. The Census Bureau also counts 2,127 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 589; 2,127 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 178; US 248 · Tennessee 210
Paid employees: 8,540
Average annual pay: $38,686; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Weakley County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	52	15.7	0.85×About typical	862	$16,835	12
Ambulatory health care services	46	13.9	0.67×Fewer than typical	339	$45,991	64
Religious organizations	46	13.9	2.50×More than typical	259	$16,788	—
Specialty trade contractors	29	8.7	0.56×Fewer than typical	154	$38,851	238
Limited-service restaurants	24	7.2	0.90×About typical	479	$16,388	7
Full-service restaurants	22	6.6	0.86×About typical	328	$18,555	5
Gasoline stations	22	6.6	2.05×More than typical	137	$25,759	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	19	5.7	1.14×About typical	60	$45,283	41
Banks and credit unions	15	4.5	1.40×More than typical	142	$50,789	—
Construction of buildings	15	4.5	0.60×Fewer than typical	60	$39,433	110
Offices of other health practitioners	15	4.5	0.74×Fewer than typical	121	$24,223	31
General merchandise stores	14	4.2	2.39×More than typical	416	$28,151	13

Rank places for an industry Open Weakley County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 33,167 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Greenfield, Tennessee: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

18FY2017
178.6FY2020

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Greenfield, Tennessee, so they do not add up across cities.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Greenfield is mostly in Weakley County.

See federal money in Weakley County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Greenfield, Tennessee is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

David KustoffR-TN-8 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 0.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Weakley County25100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Martin, TN18

Other cities and towns in Weakley County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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