Best PlacesDuff, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Duff, 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.
Duff ranks 47,576th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Duff
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.
Duff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Duff ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Duff ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Duff
Duff runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Duff.
Who works in Duff, and how
Work in Duff centers on transportation & warehousing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Duff
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Duff.
What the weather is like in Duff, month by month
Duff sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Duff
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Duff
Schools across Duff average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wynn Habersham ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- White Oak ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Lafollette Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lafollette Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Duff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Duff 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 Duff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Duff
Is Duff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Duff ranks 47,576th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Duff safe?
Duff is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $743 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Duff?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 29. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 46% of towns.
Compare Duff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Duff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Duff 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.
Duff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Duff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Duff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Duff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Duff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Duff 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.
- 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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