Best PlacesBoard Valley, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Board Valley, 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.
Board Valley ranks 21,494th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Board Valley
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.
Board Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Board Valley ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Board Valley ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Board Valley
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Board Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,043, 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 Board Valley's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Board Valley
Board Valley'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 Board Valley.
Who works in Board Valley, and how
Work in Board Valley centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Board Valley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Board Valley.
What the weather is like in Board Valley, month by month
Board Valley sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Board Valley
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Board Valley
Schools across Board Valley average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northfield Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Prescott South ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Findlay ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prescott South Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- White Co Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Cookeville High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- White County High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Monterey High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Board Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Board Valley 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 Board Valley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Board Valley
Is Board Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Board Valley ranks 21,494th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Board Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,370. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $63,043 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Board Valley safe?
Yes, Board Valley is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $329 per resident a year.
Compare Board Valley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Board Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Board Valley 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.
Board Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Board Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Board Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Board Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Board Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Board Valley 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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