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Gates vs Morrison

197 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (21.8× in Morrison) and street grid (3.3× in Gates).

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Gates, TNHomes around $142KTennessee · 619 people
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Morrison, TNA regional job hubTennessee · 850 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

GatesHomes around $142K
Housing$142K typical home58% below the TN typical home HistorySettled in 18505 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Gates →
MorrisonA regional job hub
Work1,235 jobsbased in Morrison, a regional job hub All about Morrison →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker21.8×
Morrison is more of a job hub
Morrison 4.36Gates 0.20
Street grid3.3×
Gates has the more walkable street grid
Gates 62.6Morrison 18.8
Average commute11 min
Morrison has the shorter commute
Gates 35 minMorrison 25 min
Property tax bill+39%
Tax bills are bigger in Gates
Gates $729Morrison $525
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $970 more a month in Morrison

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Gates$830/mo
Typical home $142K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $629/mo · Housing →
Morrison$1,800/mo
Typical home $329K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.28% · or rent about $641/mo · Housing →

The difference: $970 a month, about $11,600 a year, between Morrison and Gates.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Tennessee ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–GatesNot graded C+MorrisonBetter than 38% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
GatesMorrison
Snow a year2″4″
January low29°F31°F
July high90°F89°F
Growing season (days)227d203d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th34th
Outdoors & history
GatesMorrison
Settled1850—
Archive photos5—
Famous people born here12
Community
GatesMorrison
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GatesTNMorrisonTN
Gates ↔ Morrison197 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

GatesMorrison
People
Population 619Lowest 850Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.6%Lowest TN: +8.9% +5.6%Highest TN: +8.9%
Median age 35.5±11.9Highest 9% below TN 30.6±9.1Lowest 21% below TN
Gates and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.8%±8.7Lowest TN: 22.2% 35.5%±7.2Highest TN: 22.2%
Morrison and Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.5%±5.9Highest TN: 17.1% 11.1%±4.3Lowest TN: 17.1%
Gates and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.6%Lowest TN: 31.1% 9.2%Highest TN: 31.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.9%±8.6Highest TN: 5.4% 2.2%±2.4Lowest TN: 5.4%
Gates and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,146±$17kHighest 27% below TN $37,500±$15kLowest 46% below TN
Gates and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $96,300±$25kLowest 66% below TN $187,500±$88kHighest 35% below TN
Morrison and Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $629±$374Lowest 47% below TN $641±$47Highest 46% below TN
Morrison and Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $729Highest 49% below TN $525Lowest 64% below TN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.2%±30.5Lowest TN: 48.8% 36.3%±27.5Highest TN: 48.8%
Morrison and Gates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 28.6%Lowest TN: 13.8% 42.8%Highest TN: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 39.7%Lowest TN: 66.9% 45.5%Highest TN: 66.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 16 yrs older than TN 1979Highest 8 yrs older than TN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 37% above TN 25 minLowest 5% below TN
Work from home 5%±5.8Highest TN: 12.9% 3%±3.5Lowest TN: 12.9%
Gates and Morrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Lowest 4.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Ripley (21%)McMinnville (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MorrisonFew work in Gates
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 62.6Highest 18.8Lowest
Schools
School district —Warren County
High school in town —None in town
Tennessee average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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