Best PlacesHohenwald, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hohenwald, 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.
Hohenwald ranks 32,113th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hohenwald
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.
Hohenwald's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hohenwald ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% 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 Hohenwald ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 20% of towns
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Household income$56,171 median, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hohenwald
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hohenwald home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,171, 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 Hohenwald's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 Hohenwald
Hohenwald'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 Hohenwald.
Who works in Hohenwald, and how
Work in Hohenwald centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Hohenwald
Hohenwald has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Hohenwald and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hohenwald, month by month
Hohenwald sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Hohenwald
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 63 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hohenwald
Schools across Hohenwald average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lewis County Intermediate SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Centerville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Linden ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Linden Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Lewis County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Hickman Co Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewis Co High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Hickman Co Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Wayne County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hohenwald school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hohenwald 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 Hohenwald against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hohenwald
Is Hohenwald a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hohenwald ranks 32,113th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hohenwald expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,392. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $56,171 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Hohenwald safe?
Hohenwald is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $448 per resident a year.
Compare Hohenwald with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hohenwald. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hohenwald 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.
Hohenwald detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hohenwald: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hohenwald: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hohenwald: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hohenwald: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hohenwald 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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