Best PlacesEvensville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Evensville, 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.
Evensville ranks 24,246th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Evensville
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.
Evensville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Evensville 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 Evensville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 21% of towns
- Household income$58,909 median, better than only 25% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 27% of towns
- Short commute31.1 minutes each way, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Evensville
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Evensville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,909, 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 Evensville'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 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 Evensville
Evensville runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Evensville.
Who works in Evensville, and how
Work in Evensville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Evensville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Evensville.
What the weather is like in Evensville, month by month
Evensville sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Evensville
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evensville
Schools across Evensville average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frazier ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Spring City ElementaryB+ · 54% proficient
- Cecil B Rigsby ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rhea Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Spring City Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bledsoe County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Rhea County High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Bledsoe County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evensville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evensville 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 Evensville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Evensville
Is Evensville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evensville ranks 24,246th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Evensville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,716. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $58,909 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Evensville safe?
Yes, Evensville is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $334 per resident a year.
Compare Evensville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evensville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evensville 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.
Evensville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evensville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evensville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evensville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evensville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evensville 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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