Best PlacesAshland City, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ashland City, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ashland City ranks 17,685th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ashland City
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.
Ashland City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ashland City ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of towns
Where Ashland City ranks low
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 21% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 31% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 33% of towns
- School gradeC, better than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ashland City
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ashland City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,660, 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 Ashland City's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ashland City
Ashland City'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 Ashland City.
Who works in Ashland City, and how
Work in Ashland City centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Ashland City
Ashland City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of towns and more parkland per resident than 84% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Ashland City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ashland City, month by month
Ashland City sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Ashland City
Nashville International sits about 24 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Ashland City
Schools across Ashland City average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carmel ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- East Montgomery ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
- East Cheatham ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richview MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- W James Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Harpeth Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Clarksville HighA− · 60% proficient
- Harpeth High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Sycamore High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ashland City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ashland City 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 Ashland City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ashland City
Is Ashland City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ashland City ranks 17,685th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ashland City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $288,580. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $78,660 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Ashland City safe?
Yes, Ashland City is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare Ashland City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ashland City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ashland City 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.
Ashland City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ashland City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ashland City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ashland City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ashland City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ashland City 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
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