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Best Places to Live in Tennessee for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 25 places

  1. #1LoudonPopulation 6,069 · mixed overall livability79% match
  2. #2GainesboroPopulation 1,086 · mixed overall livability79% match
  3. #3CrumpPopulation 1,946 · solid overall livability69% match
  4. #4Lynchburg, Moore CountyPopulation 6,558 · mixed overall livability67% match
  5. #5RockwoodPopulation 5,468 · mixed overall livability67% match
  6. #6WaverlyPopulation 4,284 · mixed overall livability67% match
  7. #7Spring CityPopulation 2,294 · mixed overall livability67% match
  8. #8McEwenPopulation 1,820 · mixed overall livability67% match
  9. #9CelinaPopulation 1,767 · mixed overall livability67% match
  10. #10New UnionPopulation 1,728 · mixed overall livability67% match
  11. #11ArdmorePopulation 1,354 · mixed overall livability67% match
  12. #12Red Boiling SpringsPopulation 1,347 · mixed overall livability67% match
  13. #13ByrdstownPopulation 1,275 · solid overall livability67% match
  14. #14MidtownPopulation 1,260 · mixed overall livability67% match
  15. #15BradfordPopulation 1,132 · mixed overall livability67% match
  16. #16Soddy-DaisyPopulation 13,091 · mixed overall livability56% match
  17. #17ClintonPopulation 10,060 · mixed overall livability56% match
  18. #18HallsPopulation 9,955 · mixed overall livability56% match
  19. #19Church HillPopulation 7,016 · mixed overall livability56% match
  20. #20ErwinPopulation 6,026 · solid overall livability56% match
  21. #21JonesboroughPopulation 5,891 · solid overall livability56% match
  22. #22Lake TansiPopulation 4,551 · solid overall livability56% match
  23. #23Oak GrovePopulation 4,422 · mixed overall livability56% match
  24. #24UnicoiPopulation 3,802 · solid overall livability56% match
  25. #25Oliver SpringsPopulation 3,727 · mixed overall livability56% 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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