Best PlacesGruetli-Laager, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gruetli-Laager, 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.
Gruetli-Laager ranks 41,156th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Gruetli-Laager
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.
Gruetli-Laager's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gruetli-Laager ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Gruetli-Laager ranks low
- Short commute41.1 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Household income$44,976 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gruetli-Laager
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gruetli-Laager home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,976, 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 Gruetli-Laager's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gruetli-Laager
Gruetli-Laager runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Gruetli-Laager.
Who works in Gruetli-Laager, and how
Work in Gruetli-Laager centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Gruetli-Laager
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gruetli-Laager.
What the weather is like in Gruetli-Laager, month by month
Gruetli-Laager sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 72° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Gruetli-Laager
The nearest airport, Lovell Field, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gruetli-Laager
Schools across Gruetli-Laager average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tracy ElementaryC− · 28% proficient
- Swiss Memorial ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Grundy County High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gruetli-Laager school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gruetli-Laager 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 Gruetli-Laager against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gruetli-Laager
Is Gruetli-Laager a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gruetli-Laager ranks 41,156th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and quiet, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gruetli-Laager expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,589. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $44,976 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Gruetli-Laager safe?
Yes, Gruetli-Laager is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $342 per resident a year.
Compare Gruetli-Laager with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gruetli-Laager. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gruetli-Laager 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.
Gruetli-Laager detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gruetli-Laager: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gruetli-Laager: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gruetli-Laager: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gruetli-Laager: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gruetli-Laager 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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