Best PlacesMohawk, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mohawk, 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.
Mohawk ranks 46,276th 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 Mohawk
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.
Mohawk's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mohawk ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Mohawk ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$35,525 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mohawk
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mohawk home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $35,525; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Mohawk's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mohawk
Mohawk runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mohawk.
Who works in Mohawk, and how
Work in Mohawk centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mohawk
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mohawk.
What the weather is like in Mohawk, month by month
Mohawk sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Mohawk
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mohawk
Schools across Mohawk average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centerview ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Union Heights ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Mosheim ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Ridge Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- West Greene Middle SchoolsC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- West Greene High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Morristown East HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mohawk school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mohawk 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 Mohawk against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mohawk
Is Mohawk a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mohawk ranks 46,276th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low disaster risk, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mohawk expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $151,080. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $35,525 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Mohawk safe?
Mohawk is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
Compare Mohawk with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mohawk. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mohawk 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.
Mohawk detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mohawk: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mohawk: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mohawk: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mohawk: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mohawk 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.