Best PlacesDel Rio, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Del Rio, 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.
Del Rio ranks 43,442nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Del Rio
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.
Del Rio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Del Rio ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Del Rio ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$41,546 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute37.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Del Rio
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Del Rio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,546, 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 Del Rio's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Del Rio
Del Rio 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 Del Rio.
Who works in Del Rio, and how
Work in Del Rio centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Del Rio
Del Rio has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Del Rio and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Del Rio, month by month
Del Rio sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Del Rio
The nearest airport, Asheville Regional, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around Del Rio
Schools across Del Rio average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grassy Fork ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Nolachuckey ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Parrottsville ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- South Greene High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Cosby High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Del Rio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Del Rio 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 Del Rio against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Del Rio
Is Del Rio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Del Rio ranks 43,442nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Del Rio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,548. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $41,546 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Del Rio safe?
Del Rio is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $583 per resident a year.
Compare Del Rio with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Del Rio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Del Rio 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.
Del Rio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Del Rio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Del Rio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Del Rio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Del Rio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Del Rio 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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