Best PlacesTrousdale County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Trousdale County, 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.
Trousdale County ranks 1,356th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Trousdale County
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.
Trousdale County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trousdale County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of counties
- QuietBetter than 91% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of counties
Where Trousdale County ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of counties
- Short commute33.8 minutes each way, better than only 6% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Trousdale County
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trousdale County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $78,456; 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 Trousdale County's effective rate of 0.38%, 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 Trousdale County
Trousdale County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Trousdale County.
Who works in Trousdale County, and how
Work in Trousdale County centers on transportation & warehousing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Trousdale County
Trousdale County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Trousdale County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Trousdale County growing, and who is moving in?
Trousdale County has grown about 52% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Nashville, TN metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Trousdale County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Trousdale County, month by month
Trousdale County sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Trousdale County
Nashville International sits about 34 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 Trousdale County
Schools across Trousdale County average a B, better than 70% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Trousdale Co ElementaryC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jim Satterfield Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Trousdale Co High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trousdale County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trousdale County 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 Trousdale County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Trousdale County
Is Trousdale County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trousdale County ranks 1,356th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trousdale County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $338,417. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $78,456 median income, cost of living beats 68% of counties.
Is Trousdale County safe?
Trousdale County is safer than 46% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $455 per resident a year.
Compare Trousdale County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trousdale County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trousdale County 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.
Trousdale County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trousdale County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trousdale County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trousdale County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trousdale County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trousdale County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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