Best PlacesMcFerrin Park, Nashville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McFerrin Park, Nashville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
McFerrin Park, Nashville ranks 4,294th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in McFerrin Park, Nashville
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.
McFerrin Park, Nashville's strengths and weaknesses
Where McFerrin Park, Nashville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$811 a month, better than 88% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
Where McFerrin Park, Nashville ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in McFerrin Park, Nashville
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McFerrin Park, Nashville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $82,358, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 McFerrin Park, Nashville's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 McFerrin Park, Nashville
McFerrin Park, Nashville runs younger 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 McFerrin Park, Nashville.
Who works in McFerrin Park, Nashville, and how
Work in McFerrin Park, Nashville centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in McFerrin Park, Nashville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McFerrin Park, Nashville.
What the weather is like in McFerrin Park, Nashville, month by month
McFerrin Park, Nashville sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of McFerrin Park, Nashville
Nashville International sits about 6 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 McFerrin Park, Nashville
Schools across McFerrin Park, Nashville average a D−, better than 8% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Chadwell ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Ida B. Wells ElementaryF · 6% proficient
- Alex Green ElementaryF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McFerrin Park, Nashville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McFerrin Park, Nashville 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 McFerrin Park, Nashville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in McFerrin Park, Nashville
Is McFerrin Park, Nashville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McFerrin Park, Nashville ranks 4,294th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is McFerrin Park, Nashville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $497,392. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $82,358 median income, cost of living beats 61% of neighborhoods.
Is McFerrin Park, Nashville safe?
McFerrin Park, Nashville is safer than 6% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,286 per resident a year.
Compare McFerrin Park, Nashville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McFerrin Park, Nashville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McFerrin Park, Nashville 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.
McFerrin Park, Nashville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McFerrin Park, Nashville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McFerrin Park, Nashville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McFerrin Park, Nashville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McFerrin Park, Nashville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McFerrin Park, Nashville 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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