Best PlacesCaney Branch, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Caney Branch, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Caney Branch ranks 30,640th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Caney Branch
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.
Caney Branch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Caney Branch ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Caney Branch ranks low
- Short commute39.9 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$53,909 median, better than only 17% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 26% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Caney Branch
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Caney Branch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,909, 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 Caney Branch's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Caney Branch
Caney Branch 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 Caney Branch.
Who works in Caney Branch, and how
Work in Caney Branch centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Caney Branch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Caney Branch.
What the weather is like in Caney Branch, month by month
Caney Branch sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Caney Branch
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 128 miles away.
The best schools in and around Caney Branch
Schools across Caney Branch average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nolachuckey ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Parrottsville ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Greene Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- South Greene High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- West Greene High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Caney Branch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Caney Branch 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 Caney Branch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Caney Branch
Is Caney Branch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Caney Branch ranks 30,640th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low disaster risk, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Caney Branch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,508. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $53,909 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Caney Branch safe?
Caney Branch is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
Compare Caney Branch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Caney Branch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Caney Branch 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.
Caney Branch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Caney Branch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Caney Branch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Caney Branch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Caney Branch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Caney Branch 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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