Best PlacesRed Ash, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red Ash, 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.
Red Ash ranks 45,397th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Red Ash
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.
Red Ash's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red Ash ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Red Ash ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
Who lives in Red Ash
Red Ash 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 Red Ash.
Who works in Red Ash, and how
Work in Red Ash centers on hospitality & food and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Red Ash
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Red Ash.
What the weather is like in Red Ash, month by month
Red Ash sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Red Ash
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red Ash
Schools across Red Ash average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lafollette Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lafollette Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Campbell County Comprehensive High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red Ash school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red Ash 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 Red Ash against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red Ash
Is Red Ash a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red Ash ranks 45,397th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red Ash safe?
Red Ash is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $558 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Red Ash?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 29. That works out to about 82 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of towns.
Compare Red Ash with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red Ash. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red Ash 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.
Red Ash detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red Ash: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red Ash: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red Ash: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red Ash: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red Ash 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.
- 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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