Best PlacesGallatin, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gallatin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Gallatin ranks 865th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gallatin
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.
Gallatin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gallatin ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 94% of cities
- QuietBetter than 87% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of cities
Where Gallatin ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 13% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Gallatin
A household needs to earn about $101,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gallatin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,775, 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 Gallatin's effective rate of 0.46%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gallatin
Gallatin's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gallatin.
Who works in Gallatin, and how
Work in Gallatin centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gallatin
Gallatin has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of cities and more parkland per resident than 77% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Gallatin and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Gallatin, month by month
Gallatin sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Gallatin
Nashville International sits about 21 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 Gallatin
Schools across Gallatin average a B−, better than 60% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Union Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Station Camp ElementaryA · 66% proficient
- Carroll Oakland ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- T. W. Hunter Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Station Camp Middle SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Westmoreland Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Station Camp High SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Lebanon High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gallatin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gallatin 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 Gallatin against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Gallatin suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Gallatin
Is Gallatin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gallatin ranks 865th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on the weather and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gallatin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $406,245. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $84,775 median income, cost of living beats 61% of cities.
Is Gallatin safe?
Yes, Gallatin is safer than 75% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Gallatin?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 30. That works out to about 54 pleasant days a year, more than 1% of cities.
Is Gallatin good for families?
Schools beat 60% of cities, crime safety beats 75%, and childcare runs $811 a month.
Compare Gallatin with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gallatin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gallatin 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.
Gallatin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gallatin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gallatin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gallatin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gallatin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gallatin 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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