Zip lookup · TN

38242
Paris, Tennessee.

Paris, Henry County, TN · Paris, TN metro · population 19,293

What it costs per month · 38242 $1,136/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$659 (+138%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $11,406 +6%
$205,102$216,508 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $57,406 +36%
$159,102$216,508 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 38242 $1,136 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 38242$1,136
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 38242 rose 5.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Henry County, TN 94% · Weakley County, TN 6%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Paris, TN — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Asking rent $1,100 as of Sep 2026
Typical home value $216,508 as of Sep 2026
+5.6%year on year

Asking rent — 38242

Against the Paris, TN metro and the national benchmark.

$1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 2026 38242 $1,100 Paris $1,100 United States $1,932
$1,200 $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 2026
  • 38242$1,100
  • Paris$1,100
  • United States$1,932

Typical home value — 38242

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 38242 $216,508 Paris $221,771 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 38242$216,508
  • Paris$221,771
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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8.3 38231 Henry 1,929 — $200,741
9.7 38251 Puryear 3,259 — $216,300
9.9 38236 Mansfield 1,127 — $255,816
10.4 38224 Cottage Grove 1,042 — $265,881
11.5 38256 Springville 3,248 — $201,695
13.4 38222 Buchanan 2,092 — $291,491
14.0 38342 Hollow Rock 1,183 — $146,822
14.6 42049 Hazel 1,311 — $160,250
16.5 38229 Gleason 2,378 — $157,326
16.6 38241 Palmersville 835 — $195,138
16.9 38201 McKenzie 10,472 — $190,003
17.0 38221 Big Sandy 3,098 — $189,493
17.9 38317 Bruceton 2,584 — $142,510
19.3 38225 Dresden 5,881 — $179,551

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.