Best PlacesOre Spring, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ore Spring, 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.
Ore Spring ranks 39,727th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ore Spring
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.
Ore Spring's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ore Spring ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Ore Spring ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Household income$49,646 median, better than only 12% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ore Spring
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ore Spring home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,646, 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 Ore Spring'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 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 Ore Spring
Ore Spring 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 Ore Spring.
Who works in Ore Spring, and how
Work in Ore Spring centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Ore Spring
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ore Spring.
What the weather is like in Ore Spring, month by month
Ore Spring sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Ore Spring
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 112 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ore Spring
Schools across Ore Spring average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Martin Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Westview High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Dresden High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ore Spring school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ore Spring 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 Ore Spring against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ore Spring
Is Ore Spring a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ore Spring ranks 39,727th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, few empty homes, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ore Spring expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,883. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $49,646 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Ore Spring safe?
Ore Spring is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $552 per resident a year.
Compare Ore Spring with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ore Spring. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ore Spring 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.
Ore Spring detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ore Spring: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ore Spring: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ore Spring: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ore Spring: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ore Spring 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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