Best PlacesCoffee County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Coffee County, 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.
Coffee County ranks 1,728th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Coffee County
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 Coffee County
The parts of Coffee County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Tullahoma
More households have young kids, commutes are shorter, and streets are more walkable.
Manchester
Fewer residents vote.
Hillsboro
Tree cover is thinner and prices have run up more.
Scores across Coffee County run from about the 8th to the 73rd percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Coffee County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coffee County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of counties
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 80% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 79% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of counties
Where Coffee County ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 20% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 23% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 25% of counties
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 28% of counties
- Household income$61,940 median, better than only 31% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Coffee County
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coffee County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $61,940; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Coffee County's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Coffee County
Coffee County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coffee County.
Who works in Coffee County, and how
Work in Coffee County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Coffee County
Coffee County has less parkland per resident than most counties and more late-night spots per resident than 70% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Coffee County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Coffee County growing, and who is moving in?
Coffee County has grown about 14% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Nashville, TN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Coffee County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Coffee County, month by month
Coffee County sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Coffee County
Nashville International sits about 56 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 Coffee County
Schools across Coffee County average a C+, better than 46% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- New Union ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- College Street ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Hillsboro ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westwood Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- East Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Coffee County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Tullahoma High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Coffee County Central High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coffee County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coffee County 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 Coffee County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Coffee County suits
Families
Schools land around the 46th percentile and crime safety beats 77%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Coffee County
Is Coffee County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coffee County ranks 1,728th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on an overheated housing 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 Coffee County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,771. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $61,940 median income, cost of living beats 32% of counties.
Is Coffee County safe?
Yes, Coffee County is safer than 77% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $361 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Coffee County?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 31. That works out to about 72 pleasant days a year, more than 25% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Coffee County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Tullahoma, Manchester, and Hillsboro. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Coffee County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coffee County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coffee County 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.
Coffee County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coffee County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coffee County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coffee County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coffee County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coffee County 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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