Ranked for Outdoor Lovers
Best Places to Live in Tennessee for Outdoor Lovers
Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1BristolPopulation 27,307 · solid overall livability100% match
- #2Johnson CityPopulation 70,720 · solid overall livability85% match
- #3KingsportPopulation 55,415 · solid overall livability64% match
- #4BrentwoodPopulation 44,830 · solid overall livability51% match
- #5MaryvillePopulation 31,876 · mixed overall livability51% match
- #6Nashville-DavidsonPopulation 684,103 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #7MemphisPopulation 630,027 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #8ChattanoogaPopulation 181,288 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #9MurfreesboroPopulation 153,487 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #10FranklinPopulation 83,630 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #11HendersonvillePopulation 61,589 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #12BartlettPopulation 57,481 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #13SmyrnaPopulation 53,760 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #14Spring HillPopulation 51,319 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #15ClevelandPopulation 47,725 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #16GallatinPopulation 44,947 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #17LebanonPopulation 39,562 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #18Mount JulietPopulation 39,525 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #19La VergnePopulation 38,553 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #20CookevillePopulation 34,967 · solid overall livability41% match
- #21JacksonPopulation 67,993 · mixed overall livability36% match
- #22KnoxvillePopulation 191,857 · mixed overall livability31% match
- #23Oak RidgePopulation 31,535 · mixed overall livability31% match
- #24MorristownPopulation 30,574 · mixed overall livability31% match
- #25ClarksvillePopulation 167,882 · mixed overall livability21% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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