Best PlacesWalterhill, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walterhill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Walterhill ranks 5,685th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Walterhill
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.
Walterhill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walterhill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Walterhill ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 29% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 29% of towns
- Short commute29.6 minutes each way, better than only 35% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 39% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Walterhill
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walterhill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,497, 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 Walterhill's effective rate of 0.39%, 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 Walterhill
Walterhill'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 Walterhill.
Who works in Walterhill, and how
Work in Walterhill centers on manufacturing and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Walterhill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Walterhill.
What the weather is like in Walterhill, month by month
Walterhill sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Walterhill
Nashville International sits about 19 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Walterhill
Schools across Walterhill average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Wilson Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Walter Hill ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Southside ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Siegel Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Oakland Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Siegel High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Wilson Central High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walterhill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walterhill 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 Walterhill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Walterhill
Is Walterhill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walterhill ranks 5,685th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Walterhill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $384,684. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $97,497 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Walterhill safe?
Yes, Walterhill is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $304 per resident a year.
Compare Walterhill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walterhill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walterhill 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.
Walterhill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walterhill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walterhill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walterhill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walterhill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walterhill 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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