Best PlacesSoddy-Daisy, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Soddy-Daisy, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Soddy-Daisy ranks 750th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Soddy-Daisy
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.
Soddy-Daisy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Soddy-Daisy ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of cities
Where Soddy-Daisy ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 1% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Soddy-Daisy
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Soddy-Daisy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,691, 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 Soddy-Daisy's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Soddy-Daisy
Soddy-Daisy runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Soddy-Daisy.
Who works in Soddy-Daisy, and how
Work in Soddy-Daisy centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Soddy-Daisy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Soddy-Daisy.
What the weather is like in Soddy-Daisy, month by month
Soddy-Daisy 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 Soddy-Daisy
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Soddy-Daisy
Schools across Soddy-Daisy average a B+, better than 76% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Nolan ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- Ooltewah ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Allen ElementaryA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loftis Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Hunter Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Soddy Daisy Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Soddy Daisy High SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Bledsoe County High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Ivy Academy Inc.C+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Soddy-Daisy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Soddy-Daisy 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 Soddy-Daisy against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Soddy-Daisy suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Soddy-Daisy
Is Soddy-Daisy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Soddy-Daisy ranks 750th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Soddy-Daisy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,041. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $93,691 median income, cost of living beats 72% of cities.
Is Soddy-Daisy safe?
Yes, Soddy-Daisy is safer than 94% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $237 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Soddy-Daisy?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 54 with lows near 32. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 12% of cities.
Is Soddy-Daisy good for families?
Schools beat 76% of cities, crime safety beats 94%, and childcare runs $809 a month.
Compare Soddy-Daisy with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Soddy-Daisy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Soddy-Daisy 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.
Soddy-Daisy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Soddy-Daisy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Soddy-Daisy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Soddy-Daisy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Soddy-Daisy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Soddy-Daisy 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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