Best PlacesCrawford, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crawford, 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.
Crawford ranks 29,832nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crawford
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.
Crawford's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crawford ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
Where Crawford ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$50,985 median, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crawford
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crawford home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,985, 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 Crawford's effective rate of 0.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Crawford
Crawford 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 Crawford.
Who works in Crawford, and how
Work in Crawford centers on manufacturing and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Crawford
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crawford.
What the weather is like in Crawford, month by month
Crawford sees roughly 127 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 Crawford
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 72 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crawford
Schools across Crawford average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- A H Roberts ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Livingston Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Livingston AcademyC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crawford school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crawford 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 Crawford against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crawford
Is Crawford a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crawford ranks 29,832nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, a strong job market, and heat safety, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crawford expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,678. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $50,985 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Crawford safe?
Yes, Crawford is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $371 per resident a year.
Compare Crawford with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crawford. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crawford 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.
Crawford detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crawford: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crawford: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crawford: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crawford: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crawford 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.