Best PlacesPikeville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pikeville, 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.
Pikeville ranks 38,222nd 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 Pikeville
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.
Pikeville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pikeville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Pikeville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,859 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pikeville
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pikeville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,859, 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 Pikeville's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pikeville
Pikeville runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pikeville.
Who works in Pikeville, and how
Work in Pikeville centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pikeville
Pikeville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Pikeville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pikeville, month by month
Pikeville sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 29° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Pikeville
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pikeville
Schools across Pikeville average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Frank P. Brown ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Homestead Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Spencer ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Co Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Rhea Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Bledsoe County Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- White County High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Rhea County High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Bledsoe County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pikeville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pikeville 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 Pikeville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pikeville
Is Pikeville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pikeville ranks 38,222nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, 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 Pikeville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,397. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $48,859 median income, cost of living beats 13% of towns.
Is Pikeville safe?
Pikeville is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $547 per resident a year.
Compare Pikeville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pikeville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pikeville 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.
Pikeville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pikeville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pikeville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pikeville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pikeville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pikeville 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.