Best PlacesMelvine, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Melvine, 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.
Melvine ranks 38,700th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Melvine
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.
Melvine's strengths and weaknesses
Where Melvine ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Melvine ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Short commute35.1 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Household income$51,527 median, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Melvine
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Melvine home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,527, 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 Melvine's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Melvine
Melvine runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Melvine.
Who works in Melvine, and how
Work in Melvine centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Melvine
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Melvine.
What the weather is like in Melvine, month by month
Melvine sees roughly 91 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 Melvine
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 93 miles away.
The best schools in and around Melvine
Schools across Melvine average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frank P. Brown ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- 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
- The Phoenix SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Melvine school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Melvine 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 Melvine against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Melvine
Is Melvine a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Melvine ranks 38,700th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Melvine expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,888. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $51,527 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Melvine safe?
Melvine is safer than 39% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $477 per resident a year.
Compare Melvine with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Melvine. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Melvine 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.
Melvine detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Melvine: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Melvine: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Melvine: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Melvine: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Melvine 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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