Best PlacesTimberlinks, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Timberlinks, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Timberlinks ranks 2,920th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Timberlinks
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.
Timberlinks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Timberlinks ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$134,653 median, better than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
Where Timberlinks ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Short commute33.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Timberlinks
A household needs to earn about $141,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Timberlinks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $134,653; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Timberlinks' effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Timberlinks
Timberlinks runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share, 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 Timberlinks.
Who works in Timberlinks, and how
Work in Timberlinks centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Timberlinks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Timberlinks.
What the weather is like in Timberlinks, month by month
Timberlinks sees roughly 61 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 Timberlinks
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 99 miles away.
The best schools in and around Timberlinks
Schools across Timberlinks average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nolan ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- Thrasher ElementaryA+ · 81% proficient
- Whitwell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jasper Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Red Bank Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Whitwell High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Timberlinks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Timberlinks 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 Timberlinks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Timberlinks
Is Timberlinks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Timberlinks ranks 2,920th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, what local pay buys, and state finances, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Timberlinks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $557,270. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $134,653 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Timberlinks safe?
Yes, Timberlinks is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $367 per resident a year.
Compare Timberlinks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Timberlinks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Timberlinks 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.
Timberlinks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Timberlinks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Timberlinks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Timberlinks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Timberlinks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Timberlinks 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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