Best PlacesTowee, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Towee, 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.
Towee ranks 28,499th 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 Towee
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.
Towee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Towee ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Towee ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Towee
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Towee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,482, 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 Towee's effective rate of 0.39%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Towee
Towee's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Towee.
Who works in Towee, and how
Work in Towee centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Towee
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Towee.
What the weather is like in Towee, month by month
Towee sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Towee
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Towee
Schools across Towee average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Benton ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Copper Basin Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Rural Vale ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chilhowee Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Polk County High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Copper Basin High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Tellico Plains High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Towee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Towee 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 Towee against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Towee
Is Towee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Towee ranks 28,499th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and a strong job market, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Towee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,100. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $73,482 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is Towee safe?
Towee is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $459 per resident a year.
Compare Towee with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Towee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Towee 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.
Towee detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Towee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Towee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Towee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Towee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Towee 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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