Best PlacesGillises Mills, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gillises Mills, 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.
Gillises Mills ranks 38,960th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gillises Mills
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.
Gillises Mills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Gillises Mills ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Gillises Mills ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Household income$52,306 median, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gillises Mills
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gillises Mills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,306, 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 Gillises Mills' effective rate of 0.37%, 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 Gillises Mills
Gillises Mills's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gillises Mills.
Who works in Gillises Mills, and how
Work in Gillises Mills centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gillises Mills
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gillises Mills.
What the weather is like in Gillises Mills, month by month
Gillises Mills sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 42° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Gillises Mills
The nearest airport, Northwest Alabama Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gillises Mills
Schools across Gillises Mills average a C, better than 30% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Northside ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
- East Hardin ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Waynesboro ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hardin County Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Waynesboro Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Hardin County High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Wayne County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gillises Mills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gillises Mills 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 Gillises Mills against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gillises Mills
Is Gillises Mills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gillises Mills ranks 38,960th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and quiet, and lowest on biking and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gillises Mills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,515. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $52,306 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Gillises Mills safe?
Gillises Mills is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
Compare Gillises Mills with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gillises Mills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gillises Mills 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.
Gillises Mills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gillises Mills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gillises Mills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gillises Mills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gillises Mills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gillises Mills 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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