Best PlacesLatham, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Latham, 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.
Latham ranks 30,897th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Latham
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.
Latham's strengths and weaknesses
Where Latham ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Latham ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Latham
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Latham home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,980, 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 Latham's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 Latham
Latham runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Latham.
Who works in Latham, and how
Work in Latham centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Latham
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Latham.
What the weather is like in Latham, month by month
Latham sees roughly 71 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 Latham
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 115 miles away.
The best schools in and around Latham
Schools across Latham average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Martin Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Westview High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Latham school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Latham 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 Latham against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Latham
Is Latham a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Latham ranks 30,897th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on health outcomes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Latham expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,812. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $60,980 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Latham safe?
Latham is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $414 per resident a year.
Compare Latham with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Latham. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Latham 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.
Latham detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Latham: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Latham: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Latham: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Latham: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Latham 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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