Best PlacesRoEllen, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around RoEllen, 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.
RoEllen ranks 5,443rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in RoEllen
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.
RoEllen's strengths and weaknesses
Where RoEllen ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
Where RoEllen ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in RoEllen
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median RoEllen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,208, 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 RoEllen's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 RoEllen
RoEllen'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 RoEllen.
Who works in RoEllen, and how
Work in RoEllen centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in RoEllen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across RoEllen.
What the weather is like in RoEllen, month by month
RoEllen sees roughly 102 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 39° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of RoEllen
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around RoEllen
Schools across RoEllen average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Newbern Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northview Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Dyer County High SchoolA · 69% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every RoEllen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
RoEllen 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 RoEllen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in RoEllen
Is RoEllen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, RoEllen ranks 5,443rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and low crime, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is RoEllen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,800. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $85,208 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is RoEllen safe?
Yes, RoEllen is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare RoEllen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to RoEllen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in RoEllen 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.
RoEllen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for RoEllen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in RoEllen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of RoEllen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in RoEllen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
RoEllen 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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