Best PlacesMcMinnville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McMinnville, 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.
McMinnville ranks 1,905th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in McMinnville
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.
McMinnville's strengths and weaknesses
Where McMinnville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of cities
- QuietBetter than 97% of cities
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 97% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of cities
Where McMinnville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of cities
- Household income$54,512 median, better than only 3% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in McMinnville
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McMinnville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,512, 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 McMinnville's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 McMinnville
McMinnville'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 McMinnville.
Who works in McMinnville, and how
Work in McMinnville centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in McMinnville
McMinnville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of McMinnville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in McMinnville, month by month
McMinnville sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of McMinnville
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around McMinnville
Schools across McMinnville average a C+, better than 34% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Centertown ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Irving College ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Spencer ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sequatchie Co Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Warren County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren County High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Cannon County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Sequatchie Co High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McMinnville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McMinnville 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 McMinnville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who McMinnville suits
Common questions about living in McMinnville
Is McMinnville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McMinnville ranks 1,905th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, quiet, and affordable childcare, 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 McMinnville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $189,085. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $54,512 median income, cost of living beats 4% of cities.
Is McMinnville safe?
McMinnville is safer than 53% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $417 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in McMinnville?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 28. That works out to about 65 pleasant days a year, more than 17% of cities.
Is McMinnville good for families?
Schools beat 34% of cities, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $564 a month.
Compare McMinnville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McMinnville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McMinnville 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.
McMinnville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McMinnville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McMinnville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McMinnville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McMinnville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McMinnville 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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