Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Farragut's standout: the median household earns $142K. Overall it grades A−, 12th of 175 graded towns in Tennessee. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 89% of the country. 65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Farragut, above both Tennessee’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 154 Tennessee towns, just 4 have a higher typical home value than Farragut. Avery Russell House and Boyd-Harvey House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Farragut beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Farragut | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 16.2% |
Avery Russell House20,676 counted in 2010 and 23,506 in 2020; an estimated 25,121 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.9% since 2020, after 13.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Farragut is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 12,793 in 1990, 23,506 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 6 maps from 1935 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farragut. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Theme parkDollywood3.1M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaNeyland Stadium
Big draw21 mi National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National Park11.5M visitors a year
16 mi LookoutSunsphere
35 mi MuseumAlcatraz East
15 mi Stadium & arenaThompson-Boling Arena at Food City CenterDollywood: Brian Stansberry (photographer), CC BY 2.5 · Neyland Stadium: Neomrbungle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Scott Basford, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sunsphere: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alcatraz East: EricaLewHouse, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center: TN 66, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farragut, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Farragut.
Farragut has less food insecurity than most of Tennessee and trades workers with Knoxville and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Tennessee.
At 9.5 years of the Knoxville metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $689K) costs more against local pay than in 96% of Tennessee towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. Home values rose 44% in five years, to about $689K, against 23% across Tennessee.
The typical Farragut home is worth about $689,000, up 1.7% in a year, about twice the Tennessee typical home. The median rent in Farragut is $1,966 a month.
| Farragut | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,966 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Knox County school district. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farragut Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,463 | A+ |
| Farragut High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,073 | A |
| Farragut IntermediateTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 1,111 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
10 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. McFee Park, at 45 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Farragut’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Farragut | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. McFee Park | 1.6 mi | 45 |
| 2. Founder's Park at Campbell Station | 0.4 mi | 19 |
| 3. Mayor Bob Leonard Park | 0.2 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Tennessee is food insecurity: 6.2% of its 18,019 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.2% statewide. Against the 3,401 U.S. towns with household incomes like Farragut’s, it is healthier than 58%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
82% of Farragut adults had a checkup this year. Only 7 of the 176 Tennessee towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Farragut. 14% of Farragut adults report frequent mental distress.
| Farragut | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 39% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Farragut | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.8% | 9.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Farragut has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 30° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Farragut has about as many jobs (8,566) as working residents, but only 572 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 6,169 in 2013 to 8,566.
Most working residents leave Farragut for work: only 6% work in town. 25% of workers work from home in Farragut. Since 2013, Farragut has added 2,397 jobs, to 8,566 in 2023.
| Farragut | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $142,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 25% | 9.5% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Farragut.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Farragut
About 3 of every 100 Farragut residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Farragut is a suburban town located in Knox county in the State of Tennessee, United States. The town's population was 23,506 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. The town is named in honor of Union Admiral David Farragut, who was born just east of Farragut at Campbell's Station in 1801, and fought in the American Civil War.
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One town shares a border with Farragut.
Farragut reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Farragut with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Farragut grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #12 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
That is 9.5 years of the area's median household income ($72,422 across the Knoxville, TN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
