Best PlacesWhiteside, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whiteside, 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.
Whiteside ranks 45,432nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Whiteside
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.
Whiteside's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whiteside ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
Where Whiteside ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute39.0 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- Household income$50,422 median, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Whiteside
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whiteside home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,422, 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 Whiteside's effective rate of 0.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Whiteside
Whiteside 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 Whiteside.
Who works in Whiteside, and how
Work in Whiteside centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Whiteside
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Whiteside.
What the weather is like in Whiteside, month by month
Whiteside sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 42° | 32° |
| April | 77° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 72° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Whiteside
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whiteside
Schools across Whiteside average a C−, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lookout Valley ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Whitwell ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chattanooga Valley Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Jasper Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Whitwell High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whiteside school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whiteside 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 Whiteside against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whiteside
Is Whiteside a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whiteside ranks 45,432nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Whiteside expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $438,900. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $50,422 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Whiteside safe?
Whiteside is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare Whiteside with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whiteside. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whiteside 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.
Whiteside detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whiteside: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whiteside: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whiteside: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whiteside: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whiteside 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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