Nashville-Davidson, the state capital · Hermitage Hotel · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Tennessee rankings · 2026
Rankings in Tennessee
21 lists rank Tennessee’s towns of 2,500+ (176 with an overall grade); Nolensville leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live175 towns · #1 NolensvilleBest small towns107 towns · #1 Signal MountainMost affordable towns177 towns · #1 Strawberry PlainsSafest towns129 towns · #1 NolensvilleTowns with the best schools176 towns · #1 Brentwood and Fairview and Franklin and Lakeland and Nolensville and Thompson's StationHealthiest towns176 towns · #1 Oak HillBest towns for jobs & income177 towns · #1 Belle MeadeMost walkable towns177 towns · #1 KnoxvilleTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk177 towns · #1 TusculumBest towns for the outdoors177 towns · #1 Oak RidgeMost historic towns177 towns · #1 FayettevilleTowns with the most civic life150 towns · #1 TullahomaTowns with the least snow170 towns · #1 HendersonDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns170 towns · #1 MontereyDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters184 towns · #1 MemphisDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers184 towns · #1 Bartlett and 3 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers184 towns · #1 Mountain CityDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes177 towns · #1 Belle Meade and Forest HillsDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes176 towns · #1 MosheimDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns146 towns · #1 LebanonDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries19 towns · #1 GatlinburgDescribed, no letters
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The Tennessee page links every graded town with its letter and state rank, plus the smaller places. National lists: rankings across America.
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