Best PlacesMount Juliet, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Juliet, 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 Juliet ranks 522nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Juliet
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 Juliet's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Juliet ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 94% of cities
- QuietBetter than 91% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of cities
Where Mount Juliet ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 11% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 15% of cities
- Short commute31.0 minutes each way, better than only 19% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Juliet
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Juliet home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $110,918; 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 Mount Juliet'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 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 Mount Juliet
Mount Juliet'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 Mount Juliet.
Who works in Mount Juliet, and how
Work in Mount Juliet centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mount Juliet
Mount Juliet has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 76% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Mount Juliet and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Mount Juliet, month by month
Mount Juliet sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Mount Juliet
Nashville International sits about 11 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 Juliet
Schools across Mount Juliet average an A−, better than 80% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Springdale Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Mt. Juliet ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt. Juliet Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- West Wilson Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Smith County Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt. Juliet High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Green Hill High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Wilson Central High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Juliet school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Juliet 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 Juliet against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Mount Juliet suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of cities and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Mount Juliet
Is Mount Juliet a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Juliet ranks 522nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mount Juliet expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $484,437. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $110,918 median income, cost of living beats 86% of cities.
Is Mount Juliet safe?
Yes, Mount Juliet is safer than 63% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Mount Juliet?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 30. That works out to about 55 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of cities.
Is Mount Juliet good for families?
Schools beat 80% of cities, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $810 a month.
Compare Mount Juliet with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Juliet. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Juliet 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 Juliet detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Juliet: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Juliet: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Juliet: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Juliet: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Juliet 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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