Best PlacesCannon County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Cannon County, 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.
Cannon County ranks 2,050th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cannon County
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.
Cannon County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cannon County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of counties
- QuietBetter than 90% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of counties
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 80% of counties
Where Cannon County ranks low
- Short commute35.4 minutes each way, better than only 3% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 8% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Cannon County
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cannon County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $61,183; 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 Cannon County'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cannon County
Cannon County'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 Cannon County.
Who works in Cannon County, and how
Work in Cannon County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cannon County
Cannon County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Cannon County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Cannon County growing, and who is moving in?
Cannon County has grown about 12% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Nashville, TN metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Cannon County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Cannon County, month by month
Cannon County sees roughly 63 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 Cannon County
Nashville International sits about 41 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 Cannon County
Schools across Cannon County average a C, better than 34% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Lascassas ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Centertown ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Dekalb West ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Whitworth-buchanan Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Coffee County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Dekalb Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Cannon County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cannon County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cannon County 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 Cannon County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Cannon County
Is Cannon County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cannon County ranks 2,050th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cannon County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $260,110. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $61,183 median income, cost of living beats 23% of counties.
Is Cannon County safe?
Yes, Cannon County is safer than 72% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $366 per resident a year.
Compare Cannon County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cannon County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cannon County 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.
Cannon County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cannon County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cannon County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cannon County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cannon County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cannon County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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