Best PlacesCairo Bend, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cairo Bend, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Cairo Bend ranks 3,096th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cairo Bend
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.
Cairo Bend's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cairo Bend ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$120,291 median, better than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of towns
Where Cairo Bend ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 23% of towns
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cairo Bend
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cairo Bend home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $120,291; 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 Cairo Bend's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cairo Bend
Cairo Bend runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cairo Bend.
Who works in Cairo Bend, and how
Work in Cairo Bend centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cairo Bend
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cairo Bend.
What the weather is like in Cairo Bend, month by month
Cairo Bend sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Cairo Bend
Nashville International sits about 17 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 Cairo Bend
Schools across Cairo Bend average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Elzie D Patton Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Carroll Oakland ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Wilson Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Walter J. Baird Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Winfree Bryant Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt. Juliet High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Wilson Central High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lebanon High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cairo Bend school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cairo Bend 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 Cairo Bend against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cairo Bend
Is Cairo Bend a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cairo Bend ranks 3,096th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, state finances, and high incomes, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cairo Bend expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $489,031. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $120,291 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Cairo Bend safe?
Yes, Cairo Bend is safer than 75% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Cairo Bend with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cairo Bend. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cairo Bend 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.
Cairo Bend detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cairo Bend: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cairo Bend: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cairo Bend: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cairo Bend: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cairo Bend 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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