Best PlacesWeakly, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Weakly, 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.
Weakly ranks 38,873rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Weakly
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.
Weakly's strengths and weaknesses
Where Weakly ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Weakly ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$46,630 median, better than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Weakly
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Weakly home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,630, 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 Weakly's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Weakly
Weakly runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Weakly.
Who works in Weakly, and how
Work in Weakly centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Weakly
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Weakly.
What the weather is like in Weakly, month by month
Weakly sees roughly 78 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 Weakly
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Weakly
Schools across Weakly average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ethridge ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Summertown ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
- New Prospect ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Summertown High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Weakly school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Weakly 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 Weakly against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Weakly
Is Weakly a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Weakly ranks 38,873rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on education levels and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Weakly expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $155,644. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $46,630 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Weakly safe?
Weakly is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
Compare Weakly with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Weakly. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Weakly 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.
Weakly detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Weakly: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Weakly: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Weakly: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Weakly: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Weakly 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.