Best PlacesHarmon, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Harmon, 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.
Harmon ranks 30,762nd 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 Harmon
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.
Harmon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Harmon ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Harmon ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Household income$56,720 median, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Harmon
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Harmon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,720, 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 Harmon's effective rate of 0.30%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Harmon
Harmon 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 Harmon.
Who works in Harmon, and how
Work in Harmon centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Harmon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Harmon.
What the weather is like in Harmon, month by month
Harmon sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Harmon
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Harmon
Schools across Harmon average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Doe ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Emmett ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Damascus MiddleA+ · 72% proficient
- Johnson Co Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Sullivan East High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Johnson Co High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Harmon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Harmon 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 Harmon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Harmon
Is Harmon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Harmon ranks 30,762nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and tree cover, 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 Harmon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,561. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $56,720 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Harmon safe?
Harmon is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $453 per resident a year.
Compare Harmon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Harmon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Harmon 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.
Harmon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Harmon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Harmon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Harmon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Harmon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Harmon 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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