Best PlacesCrockett County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Crockett 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.
Crockett County ranks 1,628th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crockett 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.
Crockett County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crockett 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
- Local economyBetter than 76% of counties
Where Crockett County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 27% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 27% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Crockett County
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crockett County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,141, 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 Crockett County's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Crockett County
Crockett 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 Crockett County.
Who works in Crockett County, and how
Work in Crockett County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Crockett County
Crockett County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Crockett County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Crockett County growing, and who is moving in?
Crockett County has lost about 5% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Jackson, TN metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Crockett County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Crockett County, month by month
Crockett County sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Crockett County
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crockett County
Schools across Crockett County average a B−, better than 68% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Alamo ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Maury City ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Gadsden ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crockett County Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Crockett County High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crockett County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crockett 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 Crockett County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Crockett County
Is Crockett County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crockett County ranks 1,628th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crockett County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,962. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $62,141 median income, cost of living beats 42% of counties.
Is Crockett County safe?
Yes, Crockett County is safer than 74% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $374 per resident a year.
Compare Crockett County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crockett County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crockett 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.
Crockett County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crockett County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crockett County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crockett County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crockett County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crockett 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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