Best PlacesYell, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Yell, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Yell ranks 19,772nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Yell
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.
Yell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Yell ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Yell ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Yell
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Yell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,771, 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 Yell'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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Yell
Yell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Yell.
Who works in Yell, and how
Work in Yell centers on public administration and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Yell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Yell.
What the weather is like in Yell, month by month
Yell sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Yell
The nearest airport, Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Yell
Schools across Yell average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cornersville ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Marshall ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westhills ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Cornersville SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Marshall Co High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Yell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Yell 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 Yell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Yell
Is Yell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Yell ranks 19,772nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, state finances, and tree cover, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Yell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,300. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $81,771 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Yell safe?
Yell is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $389 per resident a year.
Compare Yell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Yell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Yell 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.
Yell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Yell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Yell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Yell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Yell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Yell 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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