Best PlacesFork Mountain, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fork Mountain, 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.
Fork Mountain ranks 37,851st 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 Fork Mountain
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.
Fork Mountain's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fork Mountain ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Fork Mountain ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fork Mountain
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fork Mountain home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,807, 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 Fork Mountain's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fork Mountain
Fork Mountain runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fork Mountain.
Who works in Fork Mountain, and how
Work in Fork Mountain centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Fork Mountain
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fork Mountain.
What the weather is like in Fork Mountain, month by month
Fork Mountain sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Fork Mountain
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fork Mountain
Schools across Fork Mountain average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Petros Joyner ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Briceville ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake City Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Central Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Anderson County High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Central High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fork Mountain school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fork Mountain 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 Fork Mountain against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fork Mountain
Is Fork Mountain a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fork Mountain ranks 37,851st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on cell coverage and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fork Mountain expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,102. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $69,807 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Fork Mountain safe?
Fork Mountain is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $680 per resident a year.
Compare Fork Mountain with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fork Mountain. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fork Mountain 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.
Fork Mountain detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fork Mountain: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fork Mountain: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fork Mountain: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fork Mountain: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fork Mountain 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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