Best PlacesKempville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kempville, 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.
Kempville ranks 18,540th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kempville
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.
Kempville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kempville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Kempville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 28% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 34% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 34% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kempville
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kempville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,086, 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 Kempville's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Kempville
Kempville'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 Kempville.
Who works in Kempville, and how
Work in Kempville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kempville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kempville.
What the weather is like in Kempville, month by month
Kempville sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Kempville
Nashville International sits about 42 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 Kempville
Schools across Kempville average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Forks River ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Carthage ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smith County Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Smith County High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kempville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kempville 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 Kempville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kempville
Is Kempville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kempville ranks 18,540th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kempville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $253,100. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $66,086 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Kempville safe?
Yes, Kempville is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Kempville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kempville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kempville 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.
Kempville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kempville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kempville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kempville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kempville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kempville 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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