Best PlacesFreewill, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Freewill, 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.
Freewill ranks 15,315th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Freewill
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.
Freewill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Freewill ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$104,934 median, better than 88% of towns
Where Freewill ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 9% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Freewill
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Freewill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,934, 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 Freewill's effective rate of 0.37%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Freewill
Freewill runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Freewill.
Who works in Freewill, and how
Work in Freewill centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Freewill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Freewill.
What the weather is like in Freewill, month by month
Freewill sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 37° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Freewill
Nashville International sits about 64 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Freewill
Schools across Freewill average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gainesboro ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson County Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Freewill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Freewill 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 Freewill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Freewill
Is Freewill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Freewill ranks 15,315th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and what local pay buys, and lowest on cell coverage and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Freewill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,800. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $104,934 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Freewill safe?
Yes, Freewill is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare Freewill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Freewill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Freewill 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.
Freewill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Freewill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Freewill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Freewill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Freewill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Freewill 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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