Best PlacesMill Creek, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mill Creek, 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.
Mill Creek ranks 42,355th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mill Creek
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.
Mill Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mill Creek ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 84% of towns
Where Mill Creek ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute39.5 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$44,236 median, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mill Creek
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mill Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,236, 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 Mill Creek's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 Mill Creek
Mill Creek runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mill Creek.
Who works in Mill Creek, and how
Work in Mill Creek centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Mill Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mill Creek.
What the weather is like in Mill Creek, month by month
Mill Creek sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 37° | 29° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 72° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Mill Creek
The nearest airport, McGhee Tyson, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 119 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mill Creek
Schools across Mill Creek average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central ElementaryC · 31% proficient
- Robbins ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Scott High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mill Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mill Creek
Is Mill Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mill Creek ranks 42,355th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mill Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $122,527. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $44,236 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Mill Creek safe?
Yes, Mill Creek is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare Mill Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mill Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mill Creek 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.
Mill Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mill Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mill Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mill Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mill Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mill Creek 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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