Best PlacesCorryton, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Corryton, 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.
Corryton ranks 14,618th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Corryton
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.
Corryton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Corryton ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Corryton ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 32% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 35% of towns
- Short commute29.2 minutes each way, better than only 38% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 42% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Corryton
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Corryton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,317, 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 Corryton's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Corryton
Corryton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Corryton.
Who works in Corryton, and how
Work in Corryton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Corryton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Corryton.
What the weather is like in Corryton, month by month
Corryton sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, 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 | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Corryton
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 159 miles away.
The best schools in and around Corryton
Schools across Corryton average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Halls ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Gibbs ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Corryton ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gibbs Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Halls Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Holston Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Gibbs High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Cosby High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Union County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Corryton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Corryton 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 Corryton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Corryton
Is Corryton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Corryton ranks 14,618th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Corryton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,624. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $71,317 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Corryton safe?
Corryton is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
Compare Corryton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Corryton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Corryton 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.
Corryton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Corryton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Corryton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Corryton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Corryton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Corryton 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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