Best PlacesTulu, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tulu, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tulu ranks 45,995th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tulu
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.
Tulu's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tulu ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% 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 Tulu ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$43,972 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tulu
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tulu home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,972, 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 Tulu's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tulu
Tulu runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tulu.
Who works in Tulu, and how
Work in Tulu centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Tulu
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tulu.
What the weather is like in Tulu, month by month
Tulu sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Tulu
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tulu
Schools across Tulu average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pickwick Southside SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Hardin County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tulu school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tulu 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 Tulu against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tulu
Is Tulu a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tulu ranks 45,995th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tulu expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,520. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $43,972 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Tulu safe?
Tulu is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $699 per resident a year.
Compare Tulu with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tulu. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tulu 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.
Tulu detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tulu: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tulu: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tulu: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tulu: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tulu 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.