Best PlacesVaughns Grove, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Vaughns Grove, 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.
Vaughns Grove ranks 28,595th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Vaughns Grove
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.
Vaughns Grove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Vaughns Grove ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Vaughns Grove ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Vaughns Grove
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Vaughns Grove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,917, 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 Vaughns Grove's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Vaughns Grove
Vaughns Grove's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Vaughns Grove.
Who works in Vaughns Grove, and how
Work in Vaughns Grove centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 99%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Vaughns Grove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Vaughns Grove.
What the weather is like in Vaughns Grove, month by month
Vaughns Grove sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 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 | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Vaughns Grove
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Vaughns Grove
Schools across Vaughns Grove average a C+, better than 47% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Trenton ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trenton Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Peabody High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Vaughns Grove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Vaughns Grove 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 Vaughns Grove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Vaughns Grove
Is Vaughns Grove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Vaughns Grove ranks 28,595th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and state finances, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Vaughns Grove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,000. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $76,917 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Vaughns Grove safe?
Vaughns Grove is safer than 13% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $680 per resident a year.
Compare Vaughns Grove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Vaughns Grove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Vaughns Grove 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.
Vaughns Grove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Vaughns Grove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Vaughns Grove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Vaughns Grove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Vaughns Grove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Vaughns Grove 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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