Best PlacesGilt Edge, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gilt Edge, 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.
Gilt Edge ranks 27,330th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gilt Edge
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.
Gilt Edge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gilt Edge ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Gilt Edge ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Short commute37.8 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gilt Edge
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gilt Edge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,474, 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 Gilt Edge's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gilt Edge
Gilt Edge'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 Gilt Edge.
Who works in Gilt Edge, and how
Work in Gilt Edge centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gilt Edge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gilt Edge.
What the weather is like in Gilt Edge, month by month
Gilt Edge sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 41° | 34° |
| April | 72° | 62° | 52° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 75° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Gilt Edge
Memphis International sits about 35 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Gilt Edge
Schools across Gilt Edge average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brighton ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Crestview ElementaryC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brighton Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Crestview Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Brighton High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Covington High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gilt Edge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gilt Edge 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 Gilt Edge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gilt Edge
Is Gilt Edge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gilt Edge ranks 27,330th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gilt Edge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,834. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $67,474 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Gilt Edge safe?
Gilt Edge is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $407 per resident a year.
Compare Gilt Edge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gilt Edge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gilt Edge 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.
Gilt Edge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gilt Edge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gilt Edge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gilt Edge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gilt Edge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gilt Edge 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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