Best PlacesNorthpoint, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northpoint, 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.
Northpoint ranks 32,421st 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 Northpoint
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.
Northpoint's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northpoint ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Northpoint ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Northpoint
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northpoint home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $57,610, 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 Northpoint'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 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 Northpoint
Northpoint runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Northpoint.
Who works in Northpoint, and how
Work in Northpoint centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Northpoint
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Northpoint.
What the weather is like in Northpoint, month by month
Northpoint sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Northpoint
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northpoint
Schools across Northpoint average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Sweetwater Jr High SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Sweetwater High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northpoint school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northpoint 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 Northpoint against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Northpoint
Is Northpoint a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northpoint ranks 32,421st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, few empty homes, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northpoint expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $287,099. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $57,610 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Northpoint safe?
Yes, Northpoint is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Northpoint with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northpoint. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northpoint 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.
Northpoint detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northpoint: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northpoint: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northpoint: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northpoint: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northpoint 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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