Best PlacesMonteagle, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Monteagle, 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.
Monteagle ranks 41,615th 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 Monteagle
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.
Monteagle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Monteagle ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Monteagle ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- Short commute33.3 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Monteagle
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Monteagle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,448, 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 Monteagle's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 Monteagle
Monteagle'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 Monteagle.
Who works in Monteagle, and how
Work in Monteagle centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Monteagle
Monteagle has more restaurants and bars per resident than 94% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Monteagle and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Monteagle, month by month
Monteagle sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Monteagle
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Monteagle
Schools across Monteagle average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sewanee ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Whitwell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Monteagle ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jasper Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- South Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Whitwell High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Franklin Co High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Grundy County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Monteagle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Monteagle 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 Monteagle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Monteagle
Is Monteagle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Monteagle ranks 41,615th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Monteagle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,686. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $57,448 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Monteagle safe?
Monteagle is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $542 per resident a year.
Compare Monteagle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Monteagle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Monteagle 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.
Monteagle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Monteagle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Monteagle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Monteagle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Monteagle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Monteagle 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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