Best PlacesAdamsville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Adamsville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Adamsville ranks 38,184th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Adamsville
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Adamsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Adamsville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Adamsville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$48,491 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Adamsville
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Adamsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,491, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Adamsville's effective rate of 0.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Adamsville
Adamsville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Adamsville.
Who works in Adamsville, and how
Work in Adamsville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Adamsville
Adamsville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Adamsville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Adamsville, month by month
Adamsville sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Adamsville
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Adamsville
Schools across Adamsville average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Adamsville ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- West Hardin ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Bethel Springs ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hardin County Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Hardin County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Mcnairy Central High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Adamsville High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Adamsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Adamsville measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Adamsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Adamsville
Is Adamsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Adamsville ranks 38,184th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Adamsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,613. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $48,491 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Adamsville safe?
Adamsville is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $439 per resident a year.
Compare Adamsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Adamsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Adamsville represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Adamsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Adamsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Adamsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Adamsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Adamsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Adamsville detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.