Best PlacesOrlinda, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Orlinda, 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.
Orlinda ranks 12,711th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Orlinda
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.
Orlinda's strengths and weaknesses
Where Orlinda ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of towns
Where Orlinda ranks low
- Short commute35.7 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
- School gradeC, better than only 30% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Orlinda
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Orlinda home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,815, 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 Orlinda's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Orlinda
Orlinda runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Orlinda.
Who works in Orlinda, and how
Work in Orlinda centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Orlinda
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Orlinda.
What the weather is like in Orlinda, month by month
Orlinda sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 49° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Orlinda
Nashville International sits about 33 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 Orlinda
Schools across Orlinda average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Robertson ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Portland West Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Innovation Academy Of Robertson CountyD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- White House Heritage High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Portland High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- East Robertson High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Orlinda school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Orlinda 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 Orlinda against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Orlinda
Is Orlinda a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Orlinda ranks 12,711th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low crime, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Orlinda expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,721. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $94,815 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Orlinda safe?
Yes, Orlinda is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare Orlinda with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Orlinda. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Orlinda 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.
Orlinda detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Orlinda: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Orlinda: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Orlinda: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Orlinda: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Orlinda 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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