Best PlacesBulls Gap, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bulls Gap, 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.
Bulls Gap ranks 42,685th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bulls Gap
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.
Bulls Gap's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bulls Gap ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
Where Bulls Gap ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$48,590 median, better than only 11% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bulls Gap
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bulls Gap home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,590, 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 Bulls Gap's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Bulls Gap
Bulls Gap runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bulls Gap.
Who works in Bulls Gap, and how
Work in Bulls Gap centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bulls Gap
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bulls Gap.
What the weather is like in Bulls Gap, month by month
Bulls Gap sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 35° | 27° |
| April | 70° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Bulls Gap
The nearest airport, Tri-Cities, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bulls Gap
Schools across Bulls Gap average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Whitesburg ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Baileyton ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Mosheim ElementaryC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Ridge Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- West Greene Middle SchoolsC− · 30% proficient
- North Greene Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- North Greene High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- West Greene High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Morristown East HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bulls Gap school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bulls Gap 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 Bulls Gap against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bulls Gap
Is Bulls Gap a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bulls Gap ranks 42,685th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low disaster risk, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes 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 Bulls Gap expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,367. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $48,590 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Bulls Gap safe?
Bulls Gap is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $429 per resident a year.
Compare Bulls Gap with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bulls Gap. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bulls Gap 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.
Bulls Gap detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bulls Gap: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bulls Gap: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bulls Gap: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bulls Gap: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bulls Gap 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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