Best PlacesFowlkes, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fowlkes, 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.
Fowlkes ranks 40,314th 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 Fowlkes
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.
Fowlkes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Fowlkes ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute17.7 minutes each way, better than 94% 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
Where Fowlkes ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,189 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fowlkes
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fowlkes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,189, 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 Fowlkes' effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Fowlkes
Fowlkes 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 Fowlkes.
Who works in Fowlkes, and how
Work in Fowlkes centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 98%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Fowlkes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fowlkes.
What the weather is like in Fowlkes, month by month
Fowlkes sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Fowlkes
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fowlkes
Schools across Fowlkes average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Holice Powell ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Halls Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Three Oaks Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Halls Junior High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Dyer County High SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Halls High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fowlkes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fowlkes 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 Fowlkes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fowlkes
Is Fowlkes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fowlkes ranks 40,314th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fowlkes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,045. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $36,189 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Fowlkes safe?
Fowlkes is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $525 per resident a year.
Compare Fowlkes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fowlkes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fowlkes 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.
Fowlkes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fowlkes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fowlkes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fowlkes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fowlkes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fowlkes 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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