Best PlacesUpper Sinking, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper Sinking, 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.
Upper Sinking ranks 34,718th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Upper Sinking
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.
Upper Sinking's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper Sinking ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Upper Sinking ranks low
- Short commute37.9 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Upper Sinking
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper Sinking home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,528, 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 Upper Sinking's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Upper Sinking
Upper Sinking 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 Upper Sinking.
Who works in Upper Sinking, and how
Work in Upper Sinking centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Upper Sinking
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Upper Sinking.
What the weather is like in Upper Sinking, month by month
Upper Sinking sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Upper Sinking
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Upper Sinking
Schools across Upper Sinking average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lewis County Intermediate SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Centerville Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Lobelville ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Linden Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Lewis County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Hickman Co Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Lewis Co High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Hickman Co Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Perry County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper Sinking school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper Sinking 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 Upper Sinking against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Upper Sinking
Is Upper Sinking a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper Sinking ranks 34,718th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upper Sinking expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,564. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $69,528 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is Upper Sinking safe?
Upper Sinking is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $561 per resident a year.
Compare Upper Sinking with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper Sinking. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper Sinking 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.
Upper Sinking detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper Sinking: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper Sinking: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper Sinking: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper Sinking: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper Sinking 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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