Best PlacesHardison Mill, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hardison Mill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hardison Mill ranks 11,359th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hardison Mill
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.
Hardison Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hardison Mill ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where Hardison Mill ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hardison Mill
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hardison Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,606, 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 Hardison Mill's 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hardison Mill
Hardison Mill runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hardison Mill.
Who works in Hardison Mill, and how
Work in Hardison Mill centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hardison Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hardison Mill.
What the weather is like in Hardison Mill, month by month
Hardison Mill sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Hardison Mill
Nashville International sits about 36 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 Hardison Mill
Schools across Hardison Mill average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chapel Hill ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- R Howell ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Delk-henson Intermediate SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- E. A. Cox Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Forrest SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Marshall Co High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hardison Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hardison Mill 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 Hardison Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hardison Mill
Is Hardison Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hardison Mill ranks 11,359th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hardison Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $367,097. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $96,606 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Hardison Mill safe?
Yes, Hardison Mill is safer than 81% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare Hardison Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hardison Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hardison Mill 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.
Hardison Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hardison Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hardison Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hardison Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hardison Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hardison Mill 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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