Best PlacesLomax Crossroads, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lomax Crossroads, 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.
Lomax Crossroads ranks 26,619th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lomax Crossroads
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.
Lomax Crossroads' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lomax Crossroads ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Lomax Crossroads ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- Short commute35.4 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 16% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lomax Crossroads
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lomax Crossroads home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,852, 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 Lomax Crossroads' effective rate of 0.34%, 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 Lomax Crossroads
Lomax Crossroads runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lomax Crossroads.
Who works in Lomax Crossroads, and how
Work in Lomax Crossroads 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 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lomax Crossroads
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lomax Crossroads.
What the weather is like in Lomax Crossroads, month by month
Lomax Crossroads sees roughly 80 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 Lomax Crossroads
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lomax Crossroads
Schools across Lomax Crossroads average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lewis County Intermediate SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Linden ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Lobelville ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Linden Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Lewis County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewis Co High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Perry County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lomax Crossroads school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lomax Crossroads 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 Lomax Crossroads against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lomax Crossroads
Is Lomax Crossroads a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lomax Crossroads ranks 26,619th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lomax Crossroads expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $198,091. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $71,852 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Lomax Crossroads safe?
Lomax Crossroads is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $438 per resident a year.
Compare Lomax Crossroads with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lomax Crossroads. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lomax Crossroads 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.
Lomax Crossroads detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lomax Crossroads: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lomax Crossroads: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lomax Crossroads: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lomax Crossroads: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lomax Crossroads 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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