State place rankings
Best Places in Tennessee
Compare places by General Quality score or population. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
General Quality score
Best overall places
- st
Franklin, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 90,226
- Median home value
- $705,400
- nd
Brentwood, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 45,313
- Median home value
- $1,031,300
- rd
Farragut, TN
Town
- General Quality
- Population
- 25,121
- Median home value
- $583,400
- th
Nolensville, TN
Town
- General Quality
- Population
- 15,789
- Median home value
- $777,800
- th
Forest Hills, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 4,473
- Median home value
- $1,413,100
- th
Maryville, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 32,442
- Median home value
- $358,100
- th
Mount Juliet, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 45,172
- Median home value
- $460,100
- th
- General Quality
- Population
- 9,469
- Median home value
- $700,500
- th
- General Quality
- Population
- 64,266
- Median home value
- $430,700
- th
Germantown, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 40,001
- Median home value
- $470,800
- th
Collierville, TN
Town
- General Quality
- Population
- 51,909
- Median home value
- $485,900
- th
Oak Ridge, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 35,395
- Median home value
- $270,200
- th
Harrison, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 8,011
- Median home value
- $307,400
- th
Spring Hill, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 61,336
- Median home value
- $493,800
- th
Colonial Heights, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 3,258
- Median home value
- $217,100
- th
Green Hill, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 6,866
- Median home value
- $365,900
- th
Johnson City, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 74,943
- Median home value
- $268,200
- th
Spurgeon, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 4,071
- Median home value
- $219,300
- th
Belle Meade, TN
City
- General Quality
- Population
- 2,621
- Median home value
- $2,000,001
- th
Orebank, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 816
- Median home value
- $185,100
- st
Gladeville, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 2,199
- Median home value
- $464,400
- nd
Gray, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 2,237
- Median home value
- $199,400
- rd
Powell, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 13,739
- Median home value
- $299,400
- th
Oak Grove CDP (Washington County), TN
Published place
- General Quality
- Population
- 4,626
- Median home value
- $260,600
- th
Middle Valley, TN
Census-designated place
- General Quality
- Population
- 12,187
- Median home value
- $319,400
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by General Quality score. General Quality is a balanced livability composite spanning safety, affordability, healthcare, climate, education, jobs, mobility, outdoors, taxes, and other core factors.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
- st
Nashville, TN
Published place
- Population
- 721,074
- Median home value
- $413,600
- Median rent
- $1,586
- nd
Memphis, TN
City
- Population
- 609,647
- Median home value
- $169,000
- Median rent
- $1,181
- rd
Knoxville, TN
City
- Population
- 202,021
- Median home value
- $239,700
- Median rent
- $1,191
- th
Chattanooga, TN
City
- Population
- 194,144
- Median home value
- $283,200
- Median rent
- $1,256
- th
Clarksville, TN
City
- Population
- 188,829
- Median home value
- $263,600
- Median rent
- $1,307
- th
Murfreesboro, TN
City
- Population
- 171,178
- Median home value
- $402,100
- Median rent
- $1,481
- th
Franklin, TN
City
- Population
- 90,226
- Median home value
- $705,400
- Median rent
- $1,923
- th
Johnson City, TN
City
- Population
- 74,943
- Median home value
- $268,200
- Median rent
- $1,023
- th
Jackson, TN
City
- Population
- 69,339
- Median home value
- $217,800
- Median rent
- $1,145
- th
- Population
- 64,266
- Median home value
- $430,700
- Median rent
- $1,653
- th
Smyrna, TN
Town
- Population
- 63,321
- Median home value
- $358,300
- Median rent
- $1,461
- th
Spring Hill, TN
City
- Population
- 61,336
- Median home value
- $493,800
- Median rent
- $1,844
- th
Kingsport, TN
City
- Population
- 57,530
- Median home value
- $234,100
- Median rent
- $907
- th
Bartlett, TN
City
- Population
- 56,416
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Median rent
- $1,638
- th
Gallatin, TN
City
- Population
- 54,590
- Median home value
- $372,000
- Median rent
- $1,395
- th
Lebanon, TN
City
- Population
- 53,412
- Median home value
- $378,400
- Median rent
- $1,306
- th
Collierville, TN
Town
- Population
- 51,909
- Median home value
- $485,900
- Median rent
- $1,691
- th
Cleveland, TN
City
- Population
- 51,172
- Median home value
- $272,200
- Median rent
- $1,034
- th
Columbia, TN
City
- Population
- 50,072
- Median home value
- $308,700
- Median rent
- $1,197
- th
Brentwood, TN
City
- Population
- 45,313
- Median home value
- $1,031,300
- Median rent
- $2,825
- st
Mount Juliet, TN
City
- Population
- 45,172
- Median home value
- $460,100
- Median rent
- $2,011
- nd
La Vergne, TN
City
- Population
- 42,146
- Median home value
- $309,900
- Median rent
- $1,805
- rd
Germantown, TN
City
- Population
- 40,001
- Median home value
- $470,800
- Median rent
- $1,816
- th
Cookeville, TN
City
- Population
- 38,212
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Median rent
- $917
- th
Oak Ridge, TN
City
- Population
- 35,395
- Median home value
- $270,200
- Median rent
- $1,131
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by their latest available population estimate. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.
Annual Census population estimates are used where available; ACS place estimates fill coverage gaps.