Best PlacesBaileyton, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Baileyton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Baileyton ranks 38,908th 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 Baileyton
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.
Baileyton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Baileyton ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Baileyton ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,901 median, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Baileyton
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Baileyton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $37,901; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Baileyton's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Baileyton
Baileyton runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Baileyton.
Who works in Baileyton, and how
Work in Baileyton centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Baileyton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Baileyton.
What the weather is like in Baileyton, month by month
Baileyton sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 75° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Baileyton
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Baileyton
Schools across Baileyton average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Baileyton ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Greene Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- North Greene High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Baileyton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Baileyton 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 Baileyton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Baileyton
Is Baileyton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Baileyton ranks 38,908th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, walkability, and low disaster risk, and lowest on health outcomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Baileyton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $167,050. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $37,901 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Baileyton safe?
Yes, Baileyton is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Baileyton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Baileyton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Baileyton 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.
Baileyton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Baileyton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Baileyton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Baileyton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Baileyton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Baileyton 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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