Best PlacesDyersburg, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dyersburg, 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.
Dyersburg ranks 29,769th of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Dyersburg
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.
Dyersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dyersburg ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Dyersburg ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Household income$56,214 median, better than only 21% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dyersburg
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dyersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,214, 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 Dyersburg's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Dyersburg
Dyersburg's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dyersburg.
Who works in Dyersburg, and how
Work in Dyersburg 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 94%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Dyersburg
Dyersburg has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of towns and more parkland per resident than 87% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Dyersburg and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dyersburg, month by month
Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dyersburg
Schools across Dyersburg average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
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
- Lake Co High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dyersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dyersburg 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 Dyersburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Dyersburg suits
Common questions about living in Dyersburg
Is Dyersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dyersburg ranks 29,769th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and walkability, 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 Dyersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $168,425. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $56,214 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Dyersburg safe?
Dyersburg is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $630 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Dyersburg?
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 69% of towns.
Is Dyersburg good for families?
Schools beat 58% of towns, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $564 a month.
Compare Dyersburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dyersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dyersburg 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.
Dyersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dyersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dyersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dyersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dyersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dyersburg 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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