Best PlacesDuplex, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Duplex, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Duplex ranks 9,232nd 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 Duplex
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.
Duplex's strengths and weaknesses
Where Duplex ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 91% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Duplex ranks low
- Short commute44.1 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 34% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Duplex
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Duplex home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,043, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Duplex's effective rate of 0.29%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Duplex
Duplex runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Duplex.
Who works in Duplex, and how
Work in Duplex centers on finance & insurance and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Duplex
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Duplex.
What the weather is like in Duplex, month by month
Duplex sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Duplex
Nashville International sits about 27 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 Duplex
Schools across Duplex average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bethesda ElementaryA · 68% proficient
- Chapman's Retreat ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Marvin Wright Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Spring Station Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Spring Hill Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Nolensville High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Summit High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Duplex school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Duplex 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 Duplex against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Duplex
Is Duplex a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Duplex ranks 9,232nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and good schools, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Duplex expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $620,349. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $98,043 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Duplex safe?
Yes, Duplex is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $335 per resident a year.
Compare Duplex with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Duplex. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Duplex 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.
Duplex detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Duplex: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Duplex: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Duplex: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Duplex: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Duplex 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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