Best PlacesViolet, NC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Violet, 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.
Violet ranks 22,147th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Violet
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.
Violet's strengths and weaknesses
Where Violet ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 91% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
Where Violet ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Violet
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Violet home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $66,306, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Violet's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Violet
Violet 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 Violet.
Who works in Violet, and how
Work in Violet centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Violet
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Violet.
What the weather is like in Violet, month by month
Violet sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 73° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Violet
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 108 miles away.
The best schools in and around Violet
Schools across Violet average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hiwassee Dam Elementary/middleA · 68% proficient
- Murphy ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Murphy MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Tri-county Early College HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Violet school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Violet 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 Violet against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Violet
Is Violet a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Violet ranks 22,147th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on biking and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Violet expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,929. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $66,306 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Violet safe?
Violet is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $389 per resident a year.
Compare Violet with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Violet. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Violet 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.
Violet detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Violet: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Violet: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Violet: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Violet: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Violet 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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