Best PlacesBurlison, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burlison, 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.
Burlison ranks 27,289th 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 Burlison
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.
Burlison's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burlison ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Burlison ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Burlison
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burlison home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,724, 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 Burlison'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, 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 Burlison
Burlison 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 Burlison.
Who works in Burlison, and how
Work in Burlison centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Burlison
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Burlison.
What the weather is like in Burlison, month by month
Burlison sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 51° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Burlison
Memphis International sits about 37 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Burlison
Schools across Burlison average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brighton ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Crestview ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brighton Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Crestview Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Brighton High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Covington High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burlison school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burlison 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 Burlison against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Burlison
Is Burlison a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burlison ranks 27,289th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burlison expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,360. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $64,724 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Burlison safe?
Burlison is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $391 per resident a year.
Compare Burlison with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burlison. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burlison 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.
Burlison detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burlison: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burlison: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burlison: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burlison: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burlison 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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