Best PlacesSpot, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spot, 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.
Spot ranks 42,879th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Spot
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.
Spot's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spot ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Spot ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Spot
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spot home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,962, 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 Spot's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Spot
Spot's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Spot.
Who works in Spot, and how
Work in Spot centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Spot
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spot.
What the weather is like in Spot, month by month
Spot sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Spot
Nashville International sits about 50 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 Spot
Schools across Spot average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centerville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hickman Co Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Hickman Co Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spot school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spot 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 Spot against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spot
Is Spot a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spot ranks 42,879th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Spot expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,200. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $50,962 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Spot safe?
Yes, Spot is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare Spot with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spot. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spot 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.
Spot detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spot: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spot: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spot: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spot: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spot 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.