Best PlacesDelano, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Delano, 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.
Delano ranks 24,846th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Delano
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.
Delano's strengths and weaknesses
Where Delano ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Delano ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Delano
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Delano home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,037, 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 Delano's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Delano
Delano runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Delano.
Who works in Delano, and how
Work in Delano centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Delano
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Delano.
What the weather is like in Delano, month by month
Delano sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Delano
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Delano
Schools across Delano average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Etowah ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Calhoun ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Mountain View ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chilhowee Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Polk County High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Central High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Meigs County High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Delano school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Delano 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 Delano against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Delano
Is Delano a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Delano ranks 24,846th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on health outcomes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Delano expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,435. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $71,037 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Delano safe?
Delano is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $447 per resident a year.
Compare Delano with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Delano. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Delano 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.
Delano detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Delano: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Delano: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Delano: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Delano: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Delano 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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