Ranked for Retirees
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
- #1ClarksvillePopulation 167,882 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #2ColumbiaPopulation 42,474 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #3MemphisPopulation 630,027 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #4KnoxvillePopulation 191,857 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #5ChattanoogaPopulation 181,288 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #6Johnson CityPopulation 70,720 · solid overall livability44% match
- #7JacksonPopulation 67,993 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #8BartlettPopulation 57,481 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #9KingsportPopulation 55,415 · solid overall livability44% match
- #10ClevelandPopulation 47,725 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #11La VergnePopulation 38,553 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #12CookevillePopulation 34,967 · solid overall livability44% match
- #13MaryvillePopulation 31,876 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #14Oak RidgePopulation 31,535 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #15BristolPopulation 27,307 · solid overall livability44% match
- #16BrentwoodPopulation 44,830 · solid overall livability41% match
- #17MorristownPopulation 30,574 · mixed overall livability33% match
- #18Nashville-DavidsonPopulation 684,103 · mixed overall livability28% match
- #19MurfreesboroPopulation 153,487 · mixed overall livability28% match
- #20FranklinPopulation 83,630 · mixed overall livability28% match
- #21HendersonvillePopulation 61,589 · mixed overall livability28% match
- #22SmyrnaPopulation 53,760 · mixed overall livability28% match
- #23Spring HillPopulation 51,319 · mixed overall livability28% match
- #24ColliervillePopulation 51,170 · mixed overall livability28% match
- #25GallatinPopulation 44,947 · mixed overall livability28% 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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