Best PlacesPittman Center, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pittman Center, 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.
Pittman Center ranks 21,720th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and an overheated housing market is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pittman Center
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.
Pittman Center's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pittman Center ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Pittman Center ranks low
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pittman Center
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pittman Center home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $72,169; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Pittman Center's effective rate of 0.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pittman Center
Pittman Center runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pittman Center.
Who works in Pittman Center, and how
Work in Pittman Center centers on admin & support services and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pittman Center
Pittman Center has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Pittman Center and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pittman Center, month by month
Pittman Center sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Pittman Center
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pittman Center
Schools across Pittman Center average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pittman Center ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Catlettsburg Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Sevierville IntermediateC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seymour Junior HighB− · 42% proficient
- Pigeon Forge Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Sevierville Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Northview Senior AcademyA · 75% proficient
- Gary Hardin AcademyF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pittman Center school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pittman Center 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 Pittman Center against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pittman Center
Is Pittman Center a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pittman Center ranks 21,720th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on an overheated housing market and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pittman Center expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $322,444. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $72,169 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Pittman Center safe?
Yes, Pittman Center is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Pittman Center with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pittman Center. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pittman Center 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.
Pittman Center detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pittman Center: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pittman Center: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pittman Center: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pittman Center: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pittman Center 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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