Best PlacesKingston Springs, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kingston Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kingston Springs ranks 11,593rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kingston Springs
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.
Kingston Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Kingston Springs ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Kingston Springs ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of towns
- Short commute32.2 minutes each way, better than only 23% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 34% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kingston Springs
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kingston Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $98,255; 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 Kingston Springs' effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kingston Springs
Kingston Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kingston Springs.
Who works in Kingston Springs, and how
Work in Kingston Springs centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Kingston Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kingston Springs.
What the weather is like in Kingston Springs, month by month
Kingston Springs sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Kingston Springs
Nashville International sits about 25 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 Kingston Springs
Schools across Kingston Springs average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Westwood Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- White Bluff ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Kingston Springs ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- W James Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Fairview Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Harpeth Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Nolensville High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Harpeth High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Creek Wood High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kingston Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kingston Springs 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 Kingston Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kingston Springs
Is Kingston Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kingston Springs ranks 11,593rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, few empty homes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kingston Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $416,685. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $98,255 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Kingston Springs safe?
Yes, Kingston Springs is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Kingston Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kingston Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kingston Springs 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.
Kingston Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kingston Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kingston Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kingston Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kingston Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kingston Springs 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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