Best PlacesCumberland Heights, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cumberland Heights, 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.
Cumberland Heights ranks 44,695th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cumberland Heights
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.
Cumberland Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Cumberland Heights ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Cumberland Heights ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$41,811 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute37.1 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cumberland Heights
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cumberland Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,811, 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 Cumberland Heights' effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Cumberland Heights
Cumberland Heights'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 Cumberland Heights.
Who works in Cumberland Heights, and how
Work in Cumberland Heights centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Cumberland Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cumberland Heights.
What the weather is like in Cumberland Heights, month by month
Cumberland Heights sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Cumberland Heights
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cumberland Heights
Schools across Cumberland Heights average a C−, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tracy ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Grundy County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cumberland Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cumberland Heights 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 Cumberland Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cumberland Heights
Is Cumberland Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cumberland Heights ranks 44,695th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cumberland Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,174. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $41,811 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Cumberland Heights safe?
Cumberland Heights is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $448 per resident a year.
Compare Cumberland Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cumberland Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cumberland Heights 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.
Cumberland Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cumberland Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cumberland Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cumberland Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cumberland Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cumberland Heights 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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