Best PlacesCunningham, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cunningham, 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.
Cunningham ranks 13,564th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cunningham
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.
Cunningham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cunningham ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Cunningham ranks low
- Short commute37.7 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 23% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 32% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cunningham
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cunningham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,456, 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 Cunningham's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Cunningham
Cunningham runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cunningham.
Who works in Cunningham, and how
Work in Cunningham centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cunningham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cunningham.
What the weather is like in Cunningham, month by month
Cunningham sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Cunningham
Nashville International sits about 44 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 Cunningham
Schools across Cunningham average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Montgomery Central ElementaryA · 71% proficient
- Cumberland Heights ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Charlotte ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Montgomery Central MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Charlotte Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Montgomery Central HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Creek Wood High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cunningham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cunningham 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 Cunningham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cunningham
Is Cunningham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cunningham ranks 13,564th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cunningham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,234. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $82,456 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Cunningham safe?
Yes, Cunningham is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Cunningham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cunningham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cunningham 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.
Cunningham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cunningham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cunningham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cunningham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cunningham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cunningham 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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