Best PlacesHumphreys County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Humphreys County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Humphreys County ranks 2,003rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Humphreys County
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.
The best areas in Humphreys County
The parts of Humphreys County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
New Johnsonville
More households have young kids, commutes are shorter, and crime runs lower.
McEwen
Fewer homes sit empty and prices have run up less.
Waverly
Local pay stretches less far and incomes run lower.
Scores across Humphreys County run from about the 5th to the 62nd percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Humphreys County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Humphreys County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of counties
- QuietBetter than 82% of counties
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 80% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of counties
Where Humphreys County ranks low
- Short commute34.7 minutes each way, better than only 4% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 9% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Humphreys County
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Humphreys County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,897, 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 Humphreys County's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Humphreys County
Humphreys County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Humphreys County.
Who works in Humphreys County, and how
Work in Humphreys County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Humphreys County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Humphreys County.
Is Humphreys County growing, and who is moving in?
Humphreys County has grown about 8% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Nashville, TN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Humphreys County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Humphreys County, month by month
Humphreys County sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Humphreys County
Nashville International sits about 61 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 Humphreys County
Schools across Humphreys County average a B, better than 71% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Mc Ewen ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Waverly ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Lakeview ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Waverly Jr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Mc Ewen High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Waverly Central High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Humphreys County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Humphreys County 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 Humphreys County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Humphreys County
Is Humphreys County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Humphreys County ranks 2,003rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Humphreys County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,593. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $68,897 median income, cost of living beats 60% of counties.
Is Humphreys County safe?
Yes, Humphreys County is safer than 56% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
Compare Humphreys County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Humphreys County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Humphreys County 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.
Humphreys County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Humphreys County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Humphreys County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Humphreys County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Humphreys County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Humphreys County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.