Best PlacesKimery, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kimery, 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.
Kimery ranks 30,661st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kimery
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.
Kimery's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kimery ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% 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
- Short commute21.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
Where Kimery ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 20% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kimery
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kimery home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,158, 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 Kimery'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kimery
Kimery 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 Kimery.
Who works in Kimery, and how
Work in Kimery centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Kimery
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kimery.
What the weather is like in Kimery, month by month
Kimery sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Kimery
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kimery
Schools across Kimery average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rutherford ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martin Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Westview High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Gibson County High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kimery school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kimery 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 Kimery against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kimery
Is Kimery a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kimery ranks 30,661st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kimery expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,393. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $60,158 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Kimery safe?
Kimery is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $529 per resident a year.
Compare Kimery with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kimery. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kimery 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.
Kimery detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kimery: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kimery: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kimery: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kimery: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kimery 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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