Best PlacesFikes Mill, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fikes Mill, 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.
Fikes Mill ranks 18,511th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fikes Mill
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.
Fikes Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fikes Mill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Fikes Mill ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute31.8 minutes each way, better than only 25% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fikes Mill
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fikes Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $82,579; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Fikes Mill's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fikes Mill
Fikes Mill runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fikes Mill.
Who works in Fikes Mill, and how
Work in Fikes Mill centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fikes Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fikes Mill.
What the weather is like in Fikes Mill, month by month
Fikes Mill sees roughly 72 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 Fikes Mill
Nashville International sits about 42 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Fikes Mill
Schools across Fikes Mill average a C−, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centerville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- J. R. Baker ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hickman Co Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Whitthorne Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Hickman Co Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fikes Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fikes Mill 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 Fikes Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fikes Mill
Is Fikes Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fikes Mill ranks 18,511th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on an overheated housing market and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fikes Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $360,627. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $82,579 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Fikes Mill safe?
Yes, Fikes Mill is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
Compare Fikes Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fikes Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fikes Mill 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.
Fikes Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fikes Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fikes Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fikes Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fikes Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fikes Mill 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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