Best PlacesMount Denson, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Denson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mount Denson ranks 17,561st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Denson
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.
Mount Denson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Denson ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 82% of towns
Where Mount Denson ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Denson
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Denson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,207, 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 Mount Denson's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mount Denson
Mount Denson runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Denson.
Who works in Mount Denson, and how
Work in Mount Denson centers on education and health care & social. 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 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Mount Denson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Denson.
What the weather is like in Mount Denson, month by month
Mount Denson sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Mount Denson
Nashville International sits about 31 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 Mount Denson
Schools across Mount Denson average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Krisle ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Innovation Academy Of Robertson CountyD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Springfield High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Denson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Denson 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 Mount Denson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Denson
Is Mount Denson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Denson ranks 17,561st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on an overheated housing market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Denson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $293,300. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $78,207 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Mount Denson safe?
Yes, Mount Denson is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Denson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Denson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Denson 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.
Mount Denson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Denson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Denson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Denson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Denson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Denson 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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