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Morrison vs Gates

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

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Morrison, TNA regional job hubTennessee · 850 people
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Gates, TNHomes around $142KTennessee · 619 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.

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

Morrison$1,800/mo
Typical home $329K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.28% · or rent about $641/mo · Housing →
Gates$830/mo
Typical home $142K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $629/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
C+MorrisonBetter than 38% of districts in the state –GatesNot graded
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
MorrisonGates
Snow a year4″2″
January low31°F29°F
July high89°F90°F
Growing season (days)203d227d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th80th
Outdoors & history
MorrisonGates
Settled—1850
Archive photos—5
Famous people born here21
Community
MorrisonGates
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.

MorrisonTNGatesTN
Morrison ↔ Gates197 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.

MorrisonGates
People
Population 850Highest 619Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.6%Highest TN: +8.9% +2.6%Lowest TN: +8.9%
Median age 30.6±9.1Lowest 21% below TN 35.5±11.9Highest 9% 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 35.5%±7.2Highest TN: 22.2% 22.8%±8.7Lowest 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+ 11.1%±4.3Lowest TN: 17.1% 15.5%±5.9Highest 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+ 9.2%Highest TN: 31.1% 6.6%Lowest TN: 31.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±2.4Lowest TN: 5.4% 8.9%±8.6Highest 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 $37,500±$15kLowest 46% below TN $51,146±$17kHighest 27% 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 $187,500±$88kHighest 35% below TN $96,300±$25kLowest 66% 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 $641±$47Highest 46% below TN $629±$374Lowest 47% 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 $525Lowest 64% below TN $729Highest 49% below TN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 36.3%±27.5Highest TN: 48.8% 34.2%±30.5Lowest 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 42.8%Highest TN: 13.8% 28.6%Lowest TN: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 45.5%Highest TN: 66.9% 39.7%Lowest TN: 66.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 8 yrs older than TN 1971Lowest 16 yrs older than TN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 5% below TN 35 minHighest 37% above TN
Work from home 3%±3.5Lowest TN: 12.9% 5%±5.8Highest 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 7.1%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 4.36Highest 0.20Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town McMinnville (19%)Ripley (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GatesFew work in Morrison
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.8Lowest 62.6Highest
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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