Best PlacesRed Boiling Springs, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red Boiling Springs, 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 Boiling Springs ranks 44,871st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Red Boiling Springs
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 Boiling Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Red Boiling Springs ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% 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
Where Red Boiling Springs ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$36,919 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Red Boiling Springs
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red Boiling Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $36,919, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Red Boiling Springs' effective rate of 0.28%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Red Boiling Springs
Red Boiling Springs's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Red Boiling Springs.
Who works in Red Boiling Springs, and how
Work in Red Boiling Springs centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Red Boiling Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Red Boiling Springs.
What the weather is like in Red Boiling Springs, month by month
Red Boiling Springs sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 90° | 77° | 67° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Red Boiling Springs
Nashville International sits about 55 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Red Boiling Springs
Schools across Red Boiling Springs average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Hermitage Springs Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Gainesboro ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Macon County Junior High SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Jackson County Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Clay County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Macon County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Jackson County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red Boiling Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red Boiling Springs 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 Boiling Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red Boiling Springs
Is Red Boiling Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red Boiling Springs ranks 44,871st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red Boiling Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,993. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $36,919 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Red Boiling Springs safe?
Red Boiling Springs is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
Compare Red Boiling Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red Boiling Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red Boiling Springs 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 Boiling Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red Boiling Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red Boiling Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red Boiling Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red Boiling Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red Boiling Springs 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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