Best PlacesEidson, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eidson, 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.
Eidson ranks 41,221st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eidson
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.
Eidson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eidson ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Eidson ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$53,028 median, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eidson
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eidson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,028, 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 Eidson's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Eidson
Eidson 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 Eidson.
Who works in Eidson, and how
Work in Eidson centers on manufacturing and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Eidson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eidson.
What the weather is like in Eidson, month by month
Eidson sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Eidson
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eidson
Schools across Eidson average a C−, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hancock County ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Surgoinsville Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Volunteer High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Hancock High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eidson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eidson 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 Eidson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eidson
Is Eidson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eidson ranks 41,221st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eidson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $211,569. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $53,028 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Eidson safe?
Eidson is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $496 per resident a year.
Compare Eidson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eidson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eidson 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.
Eidson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eidson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eidson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eidson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eidson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eidson 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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