Best PlacesChestnut Bluff, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chestnut Bluff, 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.
Chestnut Bluff ranks 27,633rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chestnut Bluff
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.
Chestnut Bluff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chestnut Bluff ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
Where Chestnut Bluff ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chestnut Bluff
A household needs to earn about $26,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chestnut Bluff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,485, 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 Chestnut Bluff's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Chestnut Bluff
Chestnut Bluff runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Chestnut Bluff.
Who works in Chestnut Bluff, and how
Work in Chestnut Bluff centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chestnut Bluff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chestnut Bluff.
What the weather is like in Chestnut Bluff, month by month
Chestnut Bluff sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Chestnut Bluff
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 68 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chestnut Bluff
Schools across Chestnut Bluff average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Holice Powell ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Maury City ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Halls Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Three Oaks Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Crockett County Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Halls Junior High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Dyer County High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Crockett County High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Halls High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chestnut Bluff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chestnut Bluff 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 Chestnut Bluff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chestnut Bluff
Is Chestnut Bluff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chestnut Bluff ranks 27,633rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on summer heat and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chestnut Bluff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $102,617. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $61,485 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Chestnut Bluff safe?
Yes, Chestnut Bluff is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
Compare Chestnut Bluff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chestnut Bluff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chestnut Bluff 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.
Chestnut Bluff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chestnut Bluff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chestnut Bluff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chestnut Bluff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chestnut Bluff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chestnut Bluff 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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