Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,547, settled in 1872.
Mosheim gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $218K, 3.9 years of the Greeneville area’s $56K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 115th of 175 in Tennessee. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and its police reported 6 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 82% of U.S. towns. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. On the outdoors, just 11 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. Blue Springs Lutheran Church and Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 177 Tennessee towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Mosheim.
Where Mosheim beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Mosheim’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Mosheim is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for hazard risk (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 3%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 1,539 in 1980, 2,479 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1863 and 2 maps from 1935 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mosheim, 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 Mosheim.
Mosheim carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Tennessee (mostly inland flooding) and has seen reported crime fall by about half, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
25% of Mosheim adults smoke cigarettes, above both Tennessee’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (14%). 35% of Mosheim adults get no exercise outside work. Mosheim beats the Tennessee average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| Mosheim | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Mosheim | TN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.6% | 14.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.5% | 8.6% |
| More smokers | 24.9% | 17.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Greene County school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is West Greene High School, with 494 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosheim ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 711 | C |
| West Greene High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 494 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of Tennessee towns, with expected losses of about $152 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
At 7 of 100, Mosheim’s FEMA risk score is where Tennessee’s towns sit at 47 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 78 to 41 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Mosheim reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.
| Mosheim | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.6 per 1,000 residents | 11.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The median property tax bill is $536, against $1,442 across Tennessee, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Typical home values rose 5% in the year to September 2026. Mosheim’s median rent is $828 a month.
| Mosheim | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $828 a month | $950 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 65% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here fell from 904 in 2013 to 641.
Most working residents leave Mosheim for work: only 3% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Mosheim. Jobs based in Mosheim fell to 641 in 2023, 263 fewer than in 2013.
| Mosheim | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mosheim has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 28° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mosheim
About 2 of every 100 Mosheim residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Mosheim (pronounced Moss-hime) is a town in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,479 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Mosheim.
| Town | TN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosheim | #115 | C− | A− | C− | B | D− |
| Greeneville | #102 | C− | B− | C− | A− | D |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mosheim grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #115 of 175 in Tennessee. It grades D− for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.