Best PlacesTennessee City, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tennessee City, 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.
Tennessee City ranks 24,526th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tennessee City
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.
Tennessee City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tennessee City ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% 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
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Tennessee City ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute32.9 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tennessee City
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tennessee City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,192, 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 Tennessee City's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Tennessee City
Tennessee City runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tennessee City.
Who works in Tennessee City, and how
Work in Tennessee City centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tennessee City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tennessee City.
What the weather is like in Tennessee City, month by month
Tennessee City sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 38° | 30° |
| April | 72° | 59° | 49° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Tennessee City
Nashville International sits about 48 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 Tennessee City
Schools across Tennessee City average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centennial ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Mc Ewen ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dickson Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Waverly Jr High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Waverly Central High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Dickson County High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tennessee City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tennessee City 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 Tennessee City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tennessee City
Is Tennessee City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tennessee City ranks 24,526th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tennessee City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,297. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $71,192 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Tennessee City safe?
Yes, Tennessee City is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $362 per resident a year.
Compare Tennessee City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tennessee City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tennessee City 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.
Tennessee City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tennessee City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tennessee City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tennessee City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tennessee City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tennessee City 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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