Best PlacesStaffords Store, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Staffords Store, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Staffords Store ranks 29,028th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Staffords Store
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.
Staffords Store's strengths and weaknesses
Where Staffords Store ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 73% of towns
Where Staffords Store ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Staffords Store
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Staffords Store home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,312, 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 Staffords Store's effective rate of 0.54%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Staffords Store
Staffords Store 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 Staffords Store.
Who works in Staffords Store, and how
Work in Staffords Store centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Staffords Store
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Staffords Store.
What the weather is like in Staffords Store, month by month
Staffords Store sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 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 | 70° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Staffords Store
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Staffords Store
Schools across Staffords Store average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sharon SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Bradford ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- West Carroll Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dresden Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Martin Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Westview High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Dresden High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- West Carroll Junior/senior High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Staffords Store school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Staffords Store 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 Staffords Store against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Staffords Store
Is Staffords Store a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Staffords Store ranks 29,028th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Staffords Store expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,792. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $64,312 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Staffords Store safe?
Yes, Staffords Store is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $348 per resident a year.
Compare Staffords Store with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Staffords Store. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Staffords Store 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.
Staffords Store detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Staffords Store: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Staffords Store: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Staffords Store: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Staffords Store: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Staffords Store 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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