Best PlacesLees Station, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lees Station, 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.
Lees Station ranks 19,277th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lees Station
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.
Lees Station's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lees Station ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Lees Station ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
- Short commute32.6 minutes each way, better than only 22% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 23% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lees Station
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lees Station home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,781, 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 Lees Station's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lees Station
Lees Station's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Lees Station.
Who works in Lees Station, and how
Work in Lees Station 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 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lees Station
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lees Station.
What the weather is like in Lees Station, month by month
Lees Station sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Lees Station
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lees Station
Schools across Lees Station average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pikeville ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Mary V Wheeler ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bledsoe County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Bledsoe County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lees Station school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lees Station 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 Lees Station against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lees Station
Is Lees Station a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lees Station ranks 19,277th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on walkability and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lees Station expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,323. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $78,781 median income, cost of living beats 67% of towns.
Is Lees Station safe?
Yes, Lees Station is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare Lees Station with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lees Station. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lees Station 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.
Lees Station detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lees Station: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lees Station: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lees Station: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lees Station: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lees Station 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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