Best PlacesSkinner Crossroad, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Skinner Crossroad, 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.
Skinner Crossroad ranks 47,923rd 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 Skinner Crossroad
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.
Skinner Crossroad's strengths and weaknesses
Where Skinner Crossroad ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Skinner Crossroad ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,534 median, better than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Skinner Crossroad
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Skinner Crossroad home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $31,534, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Skinner Crossroad's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Skinner Crossroad
Skinner Crossroad runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Skinner Crossroad.
Who works in Skinner Crossroad, and how
Work in Skinner Crossroad centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Skinner Crossroad
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Skinner Crossroad.
What the weather is like in Skinner Crossroad, month by month
Skinner Crossroad sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Skinner Crossroad
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 137 miles away.
The best schools in and around Skinner Crossroad
Schools across Skinner Crossroad average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mcdonald ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Bulls Gap SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- West Greene High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Skinner Crossroad school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Skinner Crossroad 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 Skinner Crossroad against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Skinner Crossroad
Is Skinner Crossroad a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Skinner Crossroad ranks 47,923rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low disaster risk, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Skinner Crossroad expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,100. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $31,534 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Skinner Crossroad safe?
Skinner Crossroad is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $510 per resident a year.
Compare Skinner Crossroad with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Skinner Crossroad. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Skinner Crossroad 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.
Skinner Crossroad detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Skinner Crossroad: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Skinner Crossroad: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Skinner Crossroad: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Skinner Crossroad: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Skinner Crossroad 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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