Best PlacesNorthside Community, Chattanooga, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Northside Community, Chattanooga, 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.
Northside Community, Chattanooga ranks 1,533rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Northside Community, Chattanooga
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.
Northside Community, Chattanooga's strengths and weaknesses
Where Northside Community, Chattanooga ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.7 minutes each way, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Northside Community, Chattanooga ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Northside Community, Chattanooga
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Northside Community, Chattanooga home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,594, 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 Northside Community, Chattanooga's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Northside Community, Chattanooga
Northside Community, Chattanooga runs younger 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 Northside Community, Chattanooga.
Who works in Northside Community, Chattanooga, and how
Work in Northside Community, Chattanooga centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Northside Community, Chattanooga
Northside Community, Chattanooga has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Northside Community, Chattanooga and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Northside Community, Chattanooga, month by month
Northside Community, Chattanooga sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Northside Community, Chattanooga
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Northside Community, Chattanooga
Schools across Northside Community, Chattanooga average a B, better than 71% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Normal Park Museum Magnet SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Rivermont ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Red Bank ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Red Bank Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Chatt High Center For Creative ArtsA · 68% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Northside Community, Chattanooga school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Northside Community, Chattanooga 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 Northside Community, Chattanooga against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Northside Community, Chattanooga
Is Northside Community, Chattanooga a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Northside Community, Chattanooga ranks 1,533rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Northside Community, Chattanooga expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $407,593. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $88,594 median income, cost of living beats 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Northside Community, Chattanooga safe?
Yes, Northside Community, Chattanooga is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $549 per resident a year.
Compare Northside Community, Chattanooga with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Northside Community, Chattanooga. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Northside Community, Chattanooga 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.
Northside Community, Chattanooga detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Northside Community, Chattanooga: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Northside Community, Chattanooga: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Northside Community, Chattanooga: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Northside Community, Chattanooga: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Northside Community, Chattanooga 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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