Best PlacesCheap Hill, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cheap Hill, 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.
Cheap Hill ranks 12,994th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cheap Hill
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.
Cheap Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cheap Hill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Cheap Hill ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 23% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 27% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cheap Hill
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cheap Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,162, 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 Cheap Hill's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cheap Hill
Cheap Hill'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 Cheap Hill.
Who works in Cheap Hill, and how
Work in Cheap Hill centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Cheap Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cheap Hill.
What the weather is like in Cheap Hill, month by month
Cheap Hill sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Cheap Hill
Nashville International sits about 31 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 Cheap Hill
Schools across Cheap Hill average a C, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- West Cheatham ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sycamore Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Sycamore High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cheap Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cheap Hill 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 Cheap Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cheap Hill
Is Cheap Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cheap Hill ranks 12,994th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low crime, and low taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cheap Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $347,008. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $88,162 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Cheap Hill safe?
Yes, Cheap Hill is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare Cheap Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cheap Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cheap Hill 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.
Cheap Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cheap Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cheap Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cheap Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cheap Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cheap Hill 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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