Best PlacesGnat Hill, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gnat Hill, 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.
Gnat Hill ranks 29,063rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gnat Hill
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.
Gnat Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gnat Hill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 83% of towns
Where Gnat Hill ranks low
- Short commute35.5 minutes each way, better than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gnat Hill
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gnat Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,862, 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 Gnat Hill's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Gnat Hill
Gnat Hill's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Gnat Hill.
Who works in Gnat Hill, and how
Work in Gnat Hill centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gnat Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gnat Hill.
What the weather is like in Gnat Hill, month by month
Gnat Hill sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Gnat Hill
Nashville International sits about 46 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 Gnat Hill
Schools across Gnat Hill average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Coffee ElementaryC · 35% proficient
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Coffee County Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Coffee County Central High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gnat Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gnat Hill 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 Gnat Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gnat Hill
Is Gnat Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gnat Hill ranks 29,063rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and low taxes, and lowest on long commutes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gnat Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,862. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $71,862 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Gnat Hill safe?
Yes, Gnat Hill is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $371 per resident a year.
Compare Gnat Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gnat Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gnat Hill 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.
Gnat Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gnat Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gnat Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gnat Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gnat Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gnat Hill 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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