Best PlacesClarktown, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Clarktown, 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.
Clarktown ranks 31,264th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Clarktown
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.
Clarktown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Clarktown ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Clarktown ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$44,297 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Clarktown
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Clarktown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,297, 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 Clarktown's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Clarktown
Clarktown 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 Clarktown.
Who works in Clarktown, and how
Work in Clarktown centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Clarktown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Clarktown.
What the weather is like in Clarktown, month by month
Clarktown sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Clarktown
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Clarktown
Schools across Clarktown average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bon De Croft ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Co Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- White County High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Clarktown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Clarktown 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 Clarktown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Clarktown
Is Clarktown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Clarktown ranks 31,264th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, heat safety, and state finances, and lowest on biking and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Clarktown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $86,900. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $44,297 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Clarktown safe?
Clarktown is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $431 per resident a year.
Compare Clarktown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Clarktown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Clarktown 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.
Clarktown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Clarktown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Clarktown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Clarktown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Clarktown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Clarktown 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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