Best PlacesDuck Creek, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Duck Creek, 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.
Duck Creek ranks 42,972nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Duck Creek
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.
Duck Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Duck Creek ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Duck Creek ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$44,975 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Duck Creek
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Duck Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,975, 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 Duck Creek's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Duck Creek
Duck Creek runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Duck Creek.
Who works in Duck Creek, and how
Work in Duck Creek centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Duck Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Duck Creek.
What the weather is like in Duck Creek, month by month
Duck Creek sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Duck Creek
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 154 miles away.
The best schools in and around Duck Creek
Schools across Duck Creek average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hancock County ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Hancock High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Duck Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Duck Creek 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 Duck Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Duck Creek
Is Duck Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Duck Creek ranks 42,972nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Duck Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $124,500. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $44,975 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Duck Creek safe?
Duck Creek is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $464 per resident a year.
Compare Duck Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Duck Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Duck Creek 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.
Duck Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Duck Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Duck Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Duck Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Duck Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Duck Creek 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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