Best PlacesClairfield, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clairfield, 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.
Clairfield ranks 47,617th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clairfield
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.
Clairfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clairfield ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Clairfield ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$33,241 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Clairfield
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clairfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $33,241, 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 Clairfield's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Clairfield
Clairfield 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 Clairfield.
Who works in Clairfield, and how
Work in Clairfield centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Clairfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Clairfield.
What the weather is like in Clairfield, month by month
Clairfield sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Clairfield
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 155 miles away.
The best schools in and around Clairfield
Schools across Clairfield average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lafollette Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Clairfield ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lafollette Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Cumberland Gap High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clairfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clairfield 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 Clairfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Clairfield
Is Clairfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clairfield ranks 47,617th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clairfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,300. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $33,241 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Clairfield safe?
Clairfield is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $669 per resident a year.
Compare Clairfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clairfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clairfield 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.
Clairfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clairfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clairfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clairfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clairfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clairfield 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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