Best PlacesKimmins, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kimmins, 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.
Kimmins ranks 36,271st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kimmins
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.
Kimmins' strengths and weaknesses
Where Kimmins ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Kimmins ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute40.3 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
- Household income$52,688 median, better than only 16% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kimmins
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kimmins home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $52,688; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Kimmins' effective rate of 0.35%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kimmins
Kimmins 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 Kimmins.
Who works in Kimmins, and how
Work in Kimmins centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kimmins
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kimmins.
What the weather is like in Kimmins, month by month
Kimmins sees roughly 76 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 Kimmins
Nashville International sits about 59 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 Kimmins
Schools across Kimmins average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lewis County Intermediate SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Centerville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- 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
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kimmins school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kimmins 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 Kimmins against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kimmins
Is Kimmins a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kimmins ranks 36,271st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kimmins expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,144. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $52,688 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Kimmins safe?
Yes, Kimmins is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Kimmins with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kimmins. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kimmins 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.
Kimmins detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kimmins: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kimmins: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kimmins: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kimmins: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kimmins 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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