Best PlacesRiverton, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Riverton, 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.
Riverton ranks 38,258th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Riverton
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.
Riverton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Riverton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Riverton ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$46,624 median, better than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Riverton
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Riverton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $46,624; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Riverton's effective rate of 0.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Riverton
Riverton 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 Riverton.
Who works in Riverton, and how
Work in Riverton centers on finance & insurance and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Riverton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Riverton.
What the weather is like in Riverton, month by month
Riverton sees roughly 97 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 28° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Riverton
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 76 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Riverton
Schools across Riverton average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Fentress Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Pickett County ElementaryC+ · 37% proficient
- York ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Pickett Co High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Riverton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Riverton 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 Riverton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Riverton
Is Riverton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Riverton ranks 38,258th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, fast internet, and state finances, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Riverton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,570. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $46,624 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Riverton safe?
Riverton is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $456 per resident a year.
Compare Riverton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Riverton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Riverton 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.
Riverton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Riverton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Riverton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Riverton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Riverton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Riverton 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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