Best PlacesPetros, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Petros, 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.
Petros ranks 29,027th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Petros
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.
Petros' strengths and weaknesses
Where Petros ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Petros ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Petros
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Petros home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,187, 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 Petros' effective rate of 0.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Petros
Petros runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Petros.
Who works in Petros, and how
Work in Petros centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Petros
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Petros.
What the weather is like in Petros, month by month
Petros sees roughly 61 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 Petros
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Petros
Schools across Petros average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Steekee ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Petros Joyner ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- North Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top high schools
- Loudon High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Petros school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Petros 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 Petros against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Petros
Is Petros a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Petros ranks 29,027th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, state finances, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Petros expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,331. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $58,187 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Petros safe?
Petros is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
Compare Petros with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Petros. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Petros 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.
Petros detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Petros: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Petros: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Petros: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Petros: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Petros 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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