Best PlacesCagle, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cagle, 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.
Cagle ranks 25,497th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cagle
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.
Cagle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cagle ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Cagle ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- Short commute35.3 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cagle
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cagle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $72,947, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Cagle's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Cagle
Cagle'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 Cagle.
Who works in Cagle, and how
Work in Cagle centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cagle
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cagle.
What the weather is like in Cagle, month by month
Cagle sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Cagle
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 81 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cagle
Schools across Cagle average a C+, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Griffith ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sequatchie Co Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Sequatchie Co High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Grundy County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cagle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cagle 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 Cagle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cagle
Is Cagle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cagle ranks 25,497th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cagle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,645. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $72,947 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Cagle safe?
Cagle is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $386 per resident a year.
Compare Cagle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cagle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cagle 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.
Cagle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cagle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cagle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cagle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cagle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cagle 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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