Best PlacesOld Hickory, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Hickory, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Old Hickory ranks 11,853rd 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 Old Hickory
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.
Old Hickory's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Hickory ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
Where Old Hickory ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Old Hickory
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Hickory home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $94,885; 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 Old Hickory's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Old Hickory
Old Hickory 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 Old Hickory.
Who works in Old Hickory, and how
Work in Old Hickory centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Old Hickory
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Old Hickory.
What the weather is like in Old Hickory, month by month
Old Hickory sees roughly 54 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 Old Hickory
Nashville International sits about 9 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 Old Hickory
Schools across Old Hickory average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mt. Juliet ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- W A Wright ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mt. Juliet Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Dupont Hadley MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Top high schools
- Mt. Juliet High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Green Hill High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Hickory school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Hickory 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 Old Hickory against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Old Hickory suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of towns, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Old Hickory
Is Old Hickory a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Hickory ranks 11,853rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and transit, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Hickory expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $385,488. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $94,885 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Old Hickory safe?
Old Hickory is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $542 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Old Hickory?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 30. That works out to about 54 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of towns.
Is Old Hickory good for families?
Schools beat 48% of towns, crime safety beats 23%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare Old Hickory with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Hickory. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Hickory 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.
Old Hickory detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Hickory: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Hickory: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Hickory: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Hickory: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Hickory 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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