Best PlacesOneida, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oneida, 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.
Oneida ranks 35,571st 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 Oneida
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.
Oneida's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oneida ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Oneida ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$51,276 median, better than only 14% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oneida
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oneida home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,276, 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 Oneida's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oneida
Oneida's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oneida.
Who works in Oneida, and how
Work in Oneida centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oneida
Oneida has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of towns and more parkland per resident than 96% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Oneida and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Oneida, month by month
Oneida sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Oneida
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oneida
Schools across Oneida average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oneida ElementaryB · 46% proficient
- Huntsville ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Fairview ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oneida Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Huntsville Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Oneida High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Scott High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oneida school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oneida 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 Oneida against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oneida
Is Oneida a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oneida ranks 35,571st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oneida expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,146. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $51,276 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Oneida safe?
Oneida is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $557 per resident a year.
Compare Oneida with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oneida. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oneida 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.
Oneida detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oneida: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oneida: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oneida: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oneida: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oneida 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.