Best PlacesEast Union, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Union, 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.
East Union ranks 28,084th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Union
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.
East Union's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Union ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where East Union ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Union
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Union home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,874, 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 East Union's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 East Union
East Union runs older than the country, 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 East Union.
Who works in East Union, and how
Work in East Union centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in East Union
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Union.
What the weather is like in East Union, month by month
East Union sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of East Union
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Union
Schools across East Union average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- East Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Rose Hill SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northeast Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- South Side High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
- Liberty Technology Magnet High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Union school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Union 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 East Union against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Union
Is East Union a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Union ranks 28,084th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Union expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,909. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $67,874 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is East Union safe?
East Union is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $668 per resident a year.
Compare East Union with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Union. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Union 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.
East Union detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Union: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Union: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Union: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Union: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Union 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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