Best PlacesRiddleton, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riddleton, 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.
Riddleton ranks 18,937th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Riddleton
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.
Riddleton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riddleton 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
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
Where Riddleton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Riddleton
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riddleton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,166, 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 Riddleton's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Riddleton
Riddleton runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Riddleton.
Who works in Riddleton, and how
Work in Riddleton centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Riddleton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Riddleton.
What the weather is like in Riddleton, month by month
Riddleton sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Riddleton
Nashville International sits about 38 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 Riddleton
Schools across Riddleton average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carthage ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Union Heights ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Smith County Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Smith County High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riddleton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riddleton 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 Riddleton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Riddleton
Is Riddleton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riddleton ranks 18,937th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on the weather and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riddleton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,754. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $86,166 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Riddleton safe?
Riddleton is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
Compare Riddleton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riddleton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riddleton 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.
Riddleton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riddleton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riddleton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riddleton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riddleton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riddleton 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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