Best PlacesFairmount, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairmount, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fairmount ranks 278th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fairmount
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.
Fairmount's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairmount ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
Where Fairmount ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 27% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fairmount
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairmount home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $106,952, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Fairmount's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Fairmount
Fairmount runs older 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 Fairmount.
Who works in Fairmount, and how
Work in Fairmount centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fairmount
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fairmount.
What the weather is like in Fairmount, month by month
Fairmount sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Fairmount
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fairmount
Schools across Fairmount average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nolan ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
Top middle schools
- Soddy Daisy Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairmount school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairmount 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 Fairmount against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fairmount
Is Fairmount a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairmount ranks 278th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, fast internet, and low crime, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairmount expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $513,900. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $106,952 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is Fairmount safe?
Yes, Fairmount is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare Fairmount with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairmount. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairmount 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.
Fairmount detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairmount: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairmount: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairmount: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairmount: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairmount 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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