Best PlacesRiver Hill, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around River Hill, 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.
River Hill ranks 34,429th 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 River Hill
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.
River Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where River Hill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% 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 River Hill ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in River Hill
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median River Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,366, 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 River Hill's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 River Hill
River Hill'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 River Hill.
Who works in River Hill, and how
Work in River Hill centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in River Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across River Hill.
What the weather is like in River Hill, month by month
River Hill sees roughly 65 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 River Hill
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around River Hill
Schools across River Hill average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Doyle ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Spencer ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Woodland Park ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- White Co Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- White County High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Van Buren Co High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every River Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
River Hill 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 River Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in River Hill
Is River Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, River Hill ranks 34,429th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and low taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is River Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $183,677. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,366 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is River Hill safe?
River Hill is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $673 per resident a year.
Compare River Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to River Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in River Hill 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.
River Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for River Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in River Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of River Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in River Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
River Hill 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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