Best PlacesFallriver, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fallriver, 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.
Fallriver ranks 21,905th 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 Fallriver
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.
Fallriver's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fallriver ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% 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
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Fallriver ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 22% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fallriver
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fallriver home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,661, 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 Fallriver's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fallriver
Fallriver runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fallriver.
Who works in Fallriver, and how
Work in Fallriver centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fallriver
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fallriver.
What the weather is like in Fallriver, month by month
Fallriver sees roughly 83 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 Fallriver
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fallriver
Schools across Fallriver average a C, better than 35% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Minor Hill SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Southside ElementaryC · 34% proficient
- New Prospect ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgeforth Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 Fallriver school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fallriver 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 Fallriver against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fallriver
Is Fallriver a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fallriver ranks 21,905th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on cell coverage and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fallriver expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,231. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $70,661 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Fallriver safe?
Yes, Fallriver is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $315 per resident a year.
Compare Fallriver with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fallriver. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fallriver 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.
Fallriver detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fallriver: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fallriver: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fallriver: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fallriver: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fallriver 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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