Best PlacesHaynes Area, Nashville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Haynes Area, Nashville, 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.
Haynes Area, Nashville ranks 5,248th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Haynes Area, Nashville
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.
Haynes Area, Nashville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Haynes Area, Nashville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$811 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Haynes Area, Nashville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Haynes Area, Nashville
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Haynes Area, Nashville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,251, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Haynes Area, Nashville's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Haynes Area, Nashville
Haynes Area, Nashville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Haynes Area, Nashville.
Who works in Haynes Area, Nashville, and how
Work in Haynes Area, Nashville centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Haynes Area, Nashville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Haynes Area, Nashville.
What the weather is like in Haynes Area, Nashville, month by month
Haynes Area, Nashville sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Haynes Area, Nashville
Nashville International sits about 9 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Haynes Area, Nashville
Schools across Haynes Area, Nashville average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Hull-jackson ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Shwab ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Alex Green ElementaryF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Haynes Area, Nashville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Haynes Area, Nashville 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 Haynes Area, Nashville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Haynes Area, Nashville
Is Haynes Area, Nashville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Haynes Area, Nashville ranks 5,248th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on biking and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Haynes Area, Nashville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $358,887. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $58,251 median income, cost of living beats 30% of neighborhoods.
Is Haynes Area, Nashville safe?
Haynes Area, Nashville is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,106 per resident a year.
Compare Haynes Area, Nashville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Haynes Area, Nashville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Haynes Area, Nashville 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.
Haynes Area, Nashville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Haynes Area, Nashville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Haynes Area, Nashville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Haynes Area, Nashville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Haynes Area, Nashville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Haynes Area, Nashville 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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