Best PlacesNough, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nough, 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.
Nough ranks 45,132nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nough
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.
Nough's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nough ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Nough ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,806 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nough
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nough home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $36,806, 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 Nough's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nough
Nough 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 Nough.
Who works in Nough, and how
Work in Nough centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Nough
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nough.
What the weather is like in Nough, month by month
Nough sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Nough
The nearest airport, Asheville Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nough
Schools across Nough average a C−, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Del Rio ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nough school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nough 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 Nough against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nough
Is Nough a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nough ranks 45,132nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Nough expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,000. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $36,806 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Nough safe?
Nough is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $632 per resident a year.
Compare Nough with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nough. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nough 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.
Nough detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nough: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nough: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nough: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nough: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nough 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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