Best PlacesTennala, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tennala, 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.
Tennala ranks 17,787th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tennala
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.
Tennala's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tennala ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$528 a month, better than 90% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
Where Tennala ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeC, better than only 37% of towns
- Short commute28.7 minutes each way, better than only 40% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 40% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tennala
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tennala home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,875, 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 Tennala's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 Tennala
Tennala runs older 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 Tennala.
Who works in Tennala, and how
Work in Tennala centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tennala
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tennala.
What the weather is like in Tennala, month by month
Tennala sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Tennala
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 70 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tennala
Schools across Tennala average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centre Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centre Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Cherokee County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tennala school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tennala 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 Tennala against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tennala
Is Tennala a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tennala ranks 17,787th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on empty homes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tennala expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $258,018. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $90,875 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Tennala safe?
Tennala is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
Compare Tennala with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tennala. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tennala 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.
Tennala detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tennala: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tennala: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tennala: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tennala: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tennala 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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