Best PlacesRiversburg, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riversburg, 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.
Riversburg ranks 12,870th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Riversburg
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.
Riversburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riversburg ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Riversburg ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 21% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Riversburg
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riversburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,166, 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 Riversburg's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Riversburg
Riversburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Riversburg.
Who works in Riversburg, and how
Work in Riversburg centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Riversburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Riversburg.
What the weather is like in Riversburg, month by month
Riversburg sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Riversburg
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 62 miles away.
The best schools in and around Riversburg
Schools across Riversburg average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Richland ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bridgeforth Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Giles Co High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riversburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riversburg 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 Riversburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Riversburg
Is Riversburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riversburg ranks 12,870th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riversburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $266,513. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $91,166 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Riversburg safe?
Riversburg is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $496 per resident a year.
Compare Riversburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riversburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riversburg 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.
Riversburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riversburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riversburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riversburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riversburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riversburg 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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