Best PlacesRound Pond, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Round Pond, 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.
Round Pond ranks 5,241st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Round Pond
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.
Round Pond's strengths and weaknesses
Where Round Pond ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of towns
Where Round Pond ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Round Pond
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Round Pond home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,868, 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 Round Pond's effective rate of 0.51%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Round Pond
Round Pond runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Round Pond.
Who works in Round Pond, and how
Work in Round Pond centers on education and utilities. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Round Pond
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Round Pond.
What the weather is like in Round Pond, month by month
Round Pond sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Round Pond
Nashville International sits about 47 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 Round Pond
Schools across Round Pond average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cumberland Heights ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Montgomery Central MiddleB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Round Pond school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Round Pond 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 Round Pond against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Round Pond
Is Round Pond a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Round Pond ranks 5,241st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Round Pond expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,800. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $94,868 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Round Pond safe?
Yes, Round Pond is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $290 per resident a year.
Compare Round Pond with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Round Pond. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Round Pond 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.
Round Pond detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Round Pond: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Round Pond: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Round Pond: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Round Pond: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Round Pond 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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