Best PlacesBarren Plain, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Barren Plain, 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.
Barren Plain ranks 14,854th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Barren Plain
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.
Barren Plain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Barren Plain ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of towns
Where Barren Plain ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.1 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Barren Plain
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Barren Plain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,713, 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 Barren Plain's effective rate of 0.35%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Barren Plain
Barren Plain's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Barren Plain.
Who works in Barren Plain, and how
Work in Barren Plain centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Barren Plain
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Barren Plain.
What the weather is like in Barren Plain, month by month
Barren Plain sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Barren Plain
Nashville International sits about 36 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 Barren Plain
Schools across Barren Plain average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jo Byrns Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Krisle ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Innovation Academy Of Robertson CountyD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Springfield High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Barren Plain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Barren Plain 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 Barren Plain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Barren Plain
Is Barren Plain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Barren Plain ranks 14,854th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Barren Plain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $354,071. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $91,713 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Barren Plain safe?
Yes, Barren Plain is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $294 per resident a year.
Compare Barren Plain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Barren Plain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Barren Plain 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.
Barren Plain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Barren Plain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Barren Plain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Barren Plain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Barren Plain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Barren Plain 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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