Best PlacesDeans, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Deans, 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.
Deans ranks 21,263rd 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 Deans
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.
Deans' strengths and weaknesses
Where Deans ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Deans ranks low
- Short commute33.1 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 25% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Deans
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Deans home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,034, 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 Deans' effective rate of 0.47%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Deans
Deans runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Deans.
Who works in Deans, and how
Work in Deans centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Deans
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Deans.
What the weather is like in Deans, month by month
Deans sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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 | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Deans
Nashville International sits about 52 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 Deans
Schools across Deans average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centerville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hickman Co Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Hickman Co Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Deans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Deans 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 Deans against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Deans
Is Deans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Deans ranks 21,263rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Deans expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,885. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $80,034 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Deans safe?
Yes, Deans is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
Compare Deans with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Deans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Deans 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.
Deans detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Deans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Deans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Deans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Deans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Deans 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.