Best PlacesNew Town, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Town, 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.
New Town ranks 21,405th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Town
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.
New Town's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Town 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
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where New Town ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 21% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 30% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Town
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Town home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,069, 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 New Town's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New Town
New Town runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Town.
Who works in New Town, and how
Work in New Town 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 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in New Town
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Town.
What the weather is like in New Town, month by month
New Town sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of New Town
Nashville International sits about 52 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 New Town
Schools across New Town average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cornersville ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Marshall ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westhills ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Cornersville SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Marshall Co High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Town school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Town 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 New Town against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Town
Is New Town a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Town ranks 21,405th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Town expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $293,303. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $79,069 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is New Town safe?
Yes, New Town is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $373 per resident a year.
Compare New Town with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Town. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Town 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.
New Town detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Town: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Town: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Town: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Town: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Town 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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