Best PlacesPinson, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pinson, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pinson ranks 28,081st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pinson
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.
Pinson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pinson ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Pinson ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 20% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 22% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of towns
- Household income$59,680 median, better than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pinson
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pinson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,680, 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 Pinson'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pinson
Pinson 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 Pinson.
Who works in Pinson, and how
Work in Pinson centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pinson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pinson.
What the weather is like in Pinson, month by month
Pinson sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Pinson
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pinson
Schools across Pinson average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chester County Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- East Chester Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- W Chester Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chester County Junior High SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- West-bemis Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Chester County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Central High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- South Side High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pinson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pinson 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 Pinson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pinson
Is Pinson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pinson ranks 28,081st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on summer heat and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pinson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,389. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,680 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Pinson safe?
Yes, Pinson is safer than 63% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
Compare Pinson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pinson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pinson 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.
Pinson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pinson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pinson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pinson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pinson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pinson 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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