Best PlacesWolf River, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolf River, 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.
Wolf River ranks 38,823rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wolf River
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.
Wolf River's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolf River ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
Where Wolf River ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wolf River
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wolf River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,833, 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 Wolf River's effective rate of 0.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Wolf River
Wolf River runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wolf River.
Who works in Wolf River, and how
Work in Wolf River centers on education and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Wolf River
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wolf River.
What the weather is like in Wolf River, month by month
Wolf River sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 57° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Wolf River
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 73 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolf River
Schools across Wolf River average a D+, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- York ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolf River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolf River 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 Wolf River against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wolf River
Is Wolf River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolf River ranks 38,823rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on health outcomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolf River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,600. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $53,833 median income, cost of living beats 19% of towns.
Is Wolf River safe?
Wolf River is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
Compare Wolf River with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolf River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolf River 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.
Wolf River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolf River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolf River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolf River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolf River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolf River 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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