Best PlacesEthridge, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ethridge, 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.
Ethridge ranks 32,608th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ethridge
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.
Ethridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ethridge ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% 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
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Ethridge ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ethridge
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ethridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,872, 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 Ethridge's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Ethridge
Ethridge runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ethridge.
Who works in Ethridge, and how
Work in Ethridge centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Ethridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ethridge.
What the weather is like in Ethridge, month by month
Ethridge sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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 | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Ethridge
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ethridge
Schools across Ethridge average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Richland ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Ethridge ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Summertown ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgeforth Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Richland SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Summertown High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Giles Co High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ethridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ethridge 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 Ethridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ethridge
Is Ethridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ethridge ranks 32,608th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ethridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,524. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $59,872 median income, cost of living beats 33% of towns.
Is Ethridge safe?
Yes, Ethridge is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $378 per resident a year.
Compare Ethridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ethridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ethridge 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.
Ethridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ethridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ethridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ethridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ethridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ethridge 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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