Best PlacesGreeneville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greeneville, 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.
Greeneville ranks 1,694th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Greeneville
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.
Greeneville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greeneville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of cities
- QuietBetter than 97% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of cities
Where Greeneville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of cities
- Household income$59,238 median, better than only 7% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Greeneville
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greeneville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,238, 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 Greeneville's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 Greeneville
Greeneville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Greeneville.
Who works in Greeneville, and how
Work in Greeneville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Greeneville
Greeneville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities and more parkland per resident than 82% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Greeneville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greeneville, month by month
Greeneville sees roughly 65 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 Greeneville
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greeneville
Schools across Greeneville average a B−, better than 46% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Eastview ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Tusculum View ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- C Hal Henard ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Madison Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Greeneville Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Chuckey Doak Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Greeneville High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- South Greene High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Chuckey Doak High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greeneville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greeneville 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 Greeneville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Greeneville suits
Common questions about living in Greeneville
Is Greeneville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greeneville ranks 1,694th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Greeneville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,807. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,238 median income, cost of living beats 18% of cities.
Is Greeneville safe?
Greeneville is safer than 38% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $487 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Greeneville?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 27. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 16% of cities.
Is Greeneville good for families?
Schools beat 46% of cities, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $810 a month.
Compare Greeneville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greeneville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greeneville 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.
Greeneville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greeneville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greeneville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greeneville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greeneville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greeneville 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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