Best PlacesElora, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elora, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Elora ranks 17,645th 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 Elora
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.
Elora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elora ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Elora ranks low
- Short commute34.8 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 23% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 27% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elora
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,393, 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 Elora's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Elora
Elora runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elora.
Who works in Elora, and how
Work in Elora centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Elora
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elora.
What the weather is like in Elora, month by month
Elora sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Elora
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elora
Schools across Elora average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Lincoln SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Flintville SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln County High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elora 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 Elora against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elora
Is Elora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elora ranks 17,645th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,581. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $77,393 median income, cost of living beats 63% of towns.
Is Elora safe?
Yes, Elora is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Elora with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elora 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.
Elora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elora 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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