Best PlacesTurtletown, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Turtletown, 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.
Turtletown ranks 34,097th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Turtletown
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.
Turtletown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Turtletown ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% 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 Turtletown ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$45,164 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute32.3 minutes each way, better than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Turtletown
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Turtletown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,164, 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 Turtletown's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 Turtletown
Turtletown 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 Turtletown.
Who works in Turtletown, and how
Work in Turtletown centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Turtletown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Turtletown.
What the weather is like in Turtletown, month by month
Turtletown sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 44° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Turtletown
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Turtletown
Schools across Turtletown average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Copper Basin Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Copper Basin High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Turtletown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Turtletown 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 Turtletown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Turtletown
Is Turtletown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Turtletown ranks 34,097th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Turtletown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,760. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $45,164 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Turtletown safe?
Yes, Turtletown is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
Compare Turtletown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Turtletown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Turtletown 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.
Turtletown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Turtletown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Turtletown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Turtletown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Turtletown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Turtletown 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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