Best PlacesGuys, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Guys, 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.
Guys ranks 29,814th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Guys
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.
Guys' strengths and weaknesses
Where Guys ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% 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 Guys ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Guys
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Guys home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,241, 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 Guys' 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Guys
Guys'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 Guys.
Who works in Guys, and how
Work in Guys centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Guys
Guys has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Guys and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Guys, month by month
Guys sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, 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 | 52° | 42° | 34° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 62° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Guys
The nearest airport, McKellar-Sipes Regional, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Guys
Schools across Guys average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Michie ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Ramer ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
- Selmer ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
Top middle schools
- Selmer Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mcnairy Central High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Adamsville High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Guys school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Guys 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 Guys against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Guys
Is Guys a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Guys ranks 29,814th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Guys expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,179. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $64,241 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Guys safe?
Yes, Guys is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $376 per resident a year.
Compare Guys with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Guys. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Guys 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.
Guys detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Guys: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Guys: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Guys: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Guys: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Guys 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.