Best PlacesGibson County, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Gibson County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Gibson County ranks 1,976th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gibson County
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.
The best areas in Gibson County
The parts of Gibson County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Medina
Local pay stretches further, incomes run higher, and fewer homes sit empty.
Dyer
Prices have run up less and homes cost less.
Trenton
Fewer households have young kids and fewer adults hold degrees.
Humboldt
Schools score lower and heat risk is higher.
Milan
Crime runs higher.
Gibson County shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 2% of the country and others in the top 9%. Pick the area first, then the home.
Gibson County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gibson County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 88% of counties
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 80% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than 79% of counties
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 79% of counties
Where Gibson County ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 10% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 17% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than only 21% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 75 pleasant days a year, better than only 30% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Gibson County
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gibson County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,791, 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 Gibson County's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gibson County
Gibson County'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 Gibson County.
Who works in Gibson County, and how
Work in Gibson County centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Gibson County
Gibson County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Gibson County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Gibson County growing, and who is moving in?
Gibson County has grown about 4% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Jackson, TN metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Gibson County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Gibson County, month by month
Gibson County sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 75° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Gibson County
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gibson County
Schools across Gibson County average a C+, better than 59% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- South Gibson County Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Yorkville ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Bradford ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Gibson County Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Milan Middle SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Trenton Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- South Gibson County High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Milan High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Gibson County High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gibson County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gibson County 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 Gibson County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Gibson County suits
Common questions about living in Gibson County
Is Gibson County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gibson County ranks 1,976th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gibson County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,815. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $66,791 median income, cost of living beats 55% of counties.
Is Gibson County safe?
Gibson County is safer than 21% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $618 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Gibson County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 50 with lows near 32. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 30% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Gibson County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Medina, Dyer, and Trenton. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Gibson County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gibson County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gibson County 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.
Gibson County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gibson County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gibson County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gibson County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gibson County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gibson County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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