Best PlacesLebanon, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lebanon, 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.
Lebanon ranks 1,078th 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 Lebanon
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.
Lebanon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lebanon ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 95% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of cities
- QuietBetter than 83% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of cities
Where Lebanon ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 9% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Lebanon
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lebanon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $87,205; 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 Lebanon's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lebanon
Lebanon's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lebanon.
Who works in Lebanon, and how
Work in Lebanon centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lebanon
Lebanon has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 79% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lebanon and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lebanon, month by month
Lebanon 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 Lebanon
Nashville International sits about 21 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 Lebanon
Schools across Lebanon average a B−, better than 52% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Gladeville ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- West ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Stoner Creek ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Wilson Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Siegel Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Walter J. Baird Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Siegel High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Wilson Central High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Lebanon High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lebanon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lebanon 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 Lebanon against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Lebanon suits
Families
Schools land around the 52nd percentile and crime safety beats 57%.
Common questions about living in Lebanon
Is Lebanon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lebanon ranks 1,078th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lebanon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,657. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $87,205 median income, cost of living beats 61% of cities.
Is Lebanon safe?
Yes, Lebanon is safer than 57% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $401 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Lebanon?
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 Lebanon good for families?
Schools beat 52% of cities, crime safety beats 57%, and childcare runs $806 a month.
Compare Lebanon with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lebanon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lebanon 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.
Lebanon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lebanon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lebanon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lebanon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lebanon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lebanon 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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