Best PlacesFish Springs, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fish Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fish Springs ranks 43,301st 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 Fish Springs
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.
Fish Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fish Springs ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Fish Springs ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fish Springs
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fish Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,313, 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 Fish Springs' effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Fish Springs
Fish Springs 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 Fish Springs.
Who works in Fish Springs, and how
Work in Fish Springs centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Fish Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fish Springs.
What the weather is like in Fish Springs, month by month
Fish Springs sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 37° | 27° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 42° |
| July | 90° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 75° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Fish Springs
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fish Springs
Schools across Fish Springs average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Valley Forge ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Happy Valley Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Unaka High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fish Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fish Springs 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 Fish Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fish Springs
Is Fish Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fish Springs ranks 43,301st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and low property 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 Fish Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $190,500. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $53,313 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Fish Springs safe?
Yes, Fish Springs is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
Compare Fish Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fish Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fish Springs 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.
Fish Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fish Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fish Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fish Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fish Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fish Springs 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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