Best PlacesSamburg, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Samburg, 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.
Samburg ranks 35,730th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Samburg
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.
Samburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Samburg ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Samburg ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Samburg
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Samburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,138, 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 Samburg's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Samburg
Samburg 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 Samburg.
Who works in Samburg, and how
Work in Samburg centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Samburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Samburg.
What the weather is like in Samburg, month by month
Samburg sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Samburg
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around Samburg
Schools across Samburg average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Road ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Black Oak ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Obion County Central High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Lake Co High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Samburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Samburg 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 Samburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Samburg
Is Samburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Samburg ranks 35,730th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on health outcomes and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Samburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $109,104. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $58,138 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Samburg safe?
Samburg is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $377 per resident a year.
Compare Samburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Samburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Samburg 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.
Samburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Samburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Samburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Samburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Samburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Samburg 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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