Best PlacesOliver Springs, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oliver Springs, 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.
Oliver Springs ranks 20,640th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Oliver Springs
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.
Oliver Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Oliver Springs ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Oliver Springs ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 29% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oliver Springs
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oliver Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,642, 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 Oliver Springs' effective rate of 0.50%, 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 Oliver Springs
Oliver Springs runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oliver Springs.
Who works in Oliver Springs, and how
Work in Oliver Springs centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oliver Springs
Oliver Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Oliver Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oliver Springs, month by month
Oliver Springs sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, 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 | 50° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 91° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Oliver Springs
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oliver Springs
Schools across Oliver Springs average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dyllis Springs ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Willow Brook ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Petros Joyner ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Midway Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Robertsville Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Oliver Springs MiddleB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Ridge High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Oliver Springs High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Clinton High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oliver Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oliver Springs 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 Oliver Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oliver Springs
Is Oliver Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oliver Springs ranks 20,640th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on health outcomes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oliver Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,672. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $69,642 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Oliver Springs safe?
Yes, Oliver Springs is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $377 per resident a year.
Compare Oliver Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oliver Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oliver Springs 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.
Oliver Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oliver Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oliver Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oliver Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oliver Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oliver Springs 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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