Best PlacesWeakley County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Weakley County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Weakley County ranks 2,266th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Weakley County
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.
The best areas in Weakley County
The parts of Weakley County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Greenfield
Prices have run up less, more households have young kids, and tree cover is thicker.
Gleason
More homes sit empty and commutes are longer.
Martin
Local pay stretches less far and fewer residents vote.
Dresden
Heat risk is higher and health outcomes score lower.
Scores across Weakley County run from about the 11th to the 57th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Weakley County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Weakley County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of counties
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 80% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 79% of counties
Where Weakley County ranks low
- Household income$50,164 median, better than only 8% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 21% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Weakley County
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Weakley County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,164, 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 Weakley County's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Weakley County
Weakley County's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Weakley County.
Who works in Weakley County, and how
Work in Weakley County centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Weakley County
Weakley County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Weakley County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Weakley County growing, and who is moving in?
Weakley County has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Carroll County, TN.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Weakley County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Weakley County, month by month
Weakley County sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 38° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Weakley County
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Weakley County
Schools across Weakley County average a B−, better than 68% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Sharon SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Martin ElementaryB+ · 54% proficient
- Dresden ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dresden Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Martin Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Westview High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Dresden High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Weakley County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Weakley County 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 Weakley County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Weakley County suits
Common questions about living in Weakley County
Is Weakley County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Weakley County ranks 2,266th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Weakley County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,595. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $50,164 median income, cost of living beats 12% of counties.
Is Weakley County safe?
Weakley County is safer than 45% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $456 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Weakley County?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 31. That works out to about 91 pleasant days a year, more than 53% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Weakley County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Greenfield, Gleason, and Martin. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Weakley County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Weakley County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Weakley County 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.
Weakley County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Weakley County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Weakley County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Weakley County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Weakley County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Weakley County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.