Best PlacesDyer County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Dyer County, 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.
Dyer County ranks 1,735th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dyer County
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.
Dyer County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dyer County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of counties
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 80% of counties
- Short commute19.8 minutes each way, better than 80% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of counties
Where Dyer County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of counties
- Household income$59,314 median, better than only 24% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 32% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Dyer County
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dyer County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,314, 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 Dyer County's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Dyer County
Dyer County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dyer County.
Who works in Dyer County, and how
Work in Dyer County centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Dyer County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dyer County.
Is Dyer County growing, and who is moving in?
Dyer County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lauderdale County, TN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Dyer County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Dyer County, month by month
Dyer County sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Dyer County
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dyer County
Schools across Dyer County average a B, better than 74% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Fifth Consolidated SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Holice Powell ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Newbern Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Three Oaks Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Northview Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Dyersburg Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Dyer County High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Dyersburg High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dyer County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dyer County 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 Dyer County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Dyer County suits
Common questions about living in Dyer County
Is Dyer County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dyer County ranks 1,735th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dyer County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,102. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $59,314 median income, cost of living beats 51% of counties.
Is Dyer County safe?
Dyer County is safer than 32% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $545 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Dyer County?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 32. That works out to about 101 pleasant days a year, more than 61% of counties.
Is Dyer County good for families?
Schools beat 74% of counties, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $564 a month.
Compare Dyer County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dyer County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dyer County 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.
Dyer County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dyer County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dyer County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dyer County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dyer County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dyer County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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