Best PlacesLa Vergne, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around La Vergne, 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.
La Vergne ranks 1,295th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in La Vergne
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.
La Vergne's strengths and weaknesses
Where La Vergne ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 86% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of cities
Where La Vergne ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 15% of cities
- Short commute31.4 minutes each way, better than only 17% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in La Vergne
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median La Vergne home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,606, 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 La Vergne'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 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 La Vergne
La Vergne runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for La Vergne.
Who works in La Vergne, and how
Work in La Vergne centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in La Vergne
La Vergne has more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of La Vergne and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in La Vergne, month by month
La Vergne sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of La Vergne
Nashville International sits about 10 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 La Vergne
Schools across La Vergne average a C, better than 28% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Homer Pittard Campus SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Rock Springs ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- John Colemon ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rock Springs Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Smyrna Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Lavergne Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Stewarts Creek High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Smyrna High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Lavergne High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every La Vergne school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
La Vergne 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 La Vergne against the other 2,097 cities.
Who La Vergne suits
Common questions about living in La Vergne
Is La Vergne a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, La Vergne ranks 1,295th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is La Vergne expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $310,104. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $83,606 median income, cost of living beats 53% of cities.
Is La Vergne safe?
La Vergne is safer than 51% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in La Vergne?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 30. That works out to about 58 pleasant days a year, more than 5% of cities.
Is La Vergne good for families?
Schools beat 28% of cities, crime safety beats 51%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare La Vergne with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to La Vergne. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in La Vergne 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.
La Vergne detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for La Vergne: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in La Vergne: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of La Vergne: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in La Vergne: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
La Vergne 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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