Best PlacesClarksville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in the Clarksville metro, 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.
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Clarksville ranks 196th of 387 U.S. metro areas on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on state finances and quiet. The weaker spots are walkability, biking, and transit.
The best neighborhoods in the Clarksville metro
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.
The best areas in Clarksville
The towns and districts of the Clarksville metro, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood in each, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the metro.
Downtown Clarksville
More households have young kids, fewer homes sit empty, and crime runs lower.
Adams
Tree cover is thicker and local pay stretches further.
Woodlawn
It is quieter, though commutes are longer.
Fort Campbell North, Fort Campbell & Oak Grove
Fewer residents vote and incomes run lower.
Dover
Prices have run up less, though fewer adults hold degrees.
Cadiz
Health outcomes score lower and schools score lower.
Hopkinsville
Homes cost less, though heat risk is higher.
Clarksville shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 1% of the country and others in the top 2%. Pick the area first, then the home.
Clarksville's strengths and weaknesses
Clarksville lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. State finances, quiet, and a strong job market carry most of that.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Walkability, biking, and transit hold the score down. That one depends almost entirely on which part you pick, which is what the map below settles.
Where Clarksville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of metro areas
- QuietBetter than 87% of metro areas
- Local economyBetter than 86% of metro areas
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of metro areas
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of metro areas
Where Clarksville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 6% of metro areas
- BikingBetter than only 6% of metro areas
- TransitBetter than only 13% of metro areas
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of metro areas
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of metro areas
What it costs to buy a home in Clarksville
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clarksville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,520, 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 Clarksville'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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Clarksville
Clarksville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Clarksville.
Who works in Clarksville, and how
Work in Clarksville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. 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 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Clarksville
Clarksville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of metro areas and less parkland per resident than most metro areas. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Clarksville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Clarksville growing, and who is moving in?
Clarksville has grown about 19% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Nashville, TN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Clarksville go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Clarksville, month by month
Clarksville sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Clarksville
Nashville International sits about 48 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 Clarksville
Schools across Clarksville average a B−, better than 58% of metro areas.
Top elementary schools
- Carmel ElementaryA+ · 77% proficient
- Rossview ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
- Sango ElementaryA+ · 72% proficient
Top middle schools
- Richview MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Rossview MiddleA− · 54% proficient
- West Creek MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Rossview HighA · 68% proficient
- Clarksville HighA− · 60% proficient
- Montgomery Central HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clarksville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clarksville 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 Clarksville against the other 386 metro areas.
Who Clarksville suits
Common questions about living in Clarksville
Is Clarksville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clarksville ranks 196th of 387 metro areas. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and a strong job market, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clarksville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,254. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $73,520 median income, cost of living beats 45% of metro areas.
Is Clarksville safe?
Yes, Clarksville is safer than 80% of metro areas. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $319 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Clarksville?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 31. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 14% of metro areas.
What are the best neighborhoods in Clarksville?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Downtown Clarksville, Adams, and Woodlawn. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Clarksville good for families?
Schools beat 58% of metro areas, crime safety beats 80%, and childcare runs $721 a month.
Is Clarksville good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 45% of metro areas, though advertised internet speeds beat only 60% of metro areas. About 8% of workers already work from home.
Compare Clarksville with other metro areas
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clarksville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clarksville 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.
Clarksville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clarksville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clarksville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clarksville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clarksville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clarksville 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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