Best PlacesLeoma, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leoma, 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.
Leoma ranks 22,817th 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 Leoma
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.
Leoma's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leoma ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Leoma ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 28% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 34% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 34% of towns
- School gradeC, better than only 37% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leoma
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leoma home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,844, 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 Leoma'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 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 Leoma
Leoma 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 Leoma.
Who works in Leoma, and how
Work in Leoma centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Leoma
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Leoma.
What the weather is like in Leoma, month by month
Leoma sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Leoma
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Leoma
Schools across Leoma average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lawrenceburg PublicB+ · 51% proficient
- Minor Hill SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Leoma ElementaryC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Waynesboro Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bridgeforth Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Summertown High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Loretto High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Wayne County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leoma school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leoma 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 Leoma against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leoma
Is Leoma a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leoma ranks 22,817th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leoma expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,371. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $67,844 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Leoma safe?
Leoma is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $407 per resident a year.
Compare Leoma with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leoma. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leoma 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.
Leoma detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leoma: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leoma: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leoma: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leoma: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leoma 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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