Best PlacesSequatchie County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Sequatchie County, 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.
Sequatchie County ranks 2,358th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sequatchie County
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.
Sequatchie County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sequatchie County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 94% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of counties
Where Sequatchie County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of counties
- Short commute31.7 minutes each way, better than only 10% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Sequatchie County
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sequatchie County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $58,364; 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 Sequatchie County's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sequatchie County
Sequatchie County runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sequatchie County.
Who works in Sequatchie County, and how
Work in Sequatchie County 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 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sequatchie County
Sequatchie County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Sequatchie County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Sequatchie County growing, and who is moving in?
Sequatchie County has grown about 20% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Chattanooga, TN metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Sequatchie County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Sequatchie County, month by month
Sequatchie County sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Sequatchie County
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sequatchie County
Schools across Sequatchie County average a C+, better than 42% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Griffith ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sequatchie Co Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Sequatchie Co High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sequatchie County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sequatchie County 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 Sequatchie County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Sequatchie County
Is Sequatchie County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sequatchie County ranks 2,358th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sequatchie County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,741. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $58,364 median income, cost of living beats 23% of counties.
Is Sequatchie County safe?
Sequatchie County is safer than 47% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
Compare Sequatchie County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sequatchie County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sequatchie County 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.
Sequatchie County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sequatchie County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sequatchie County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sequatchie County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sequatchie County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sequatchie County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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