State rankings

Best Counties to Live in Tennessee

Compare counties in Tennessee by overall score, affordability, economy, schools, safety, taxes, and peace & quiet. Rankings are public-data estimates for comparison and research.

#1 in TN

Williamson County

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#2 in TN

Wilson County

72.3

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#3 in TN

Sumner County

71.7

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#4 in TN

Rutherford County

70.9

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#5 in TN

Stewart County

70.7

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Best overall

Williamson County

Overall score 74

Most affordable

Chester County

Affordability 79.4

Best schools

Williamson County

Schools 99.9

Safest

Williamson County

Safety 93.5

Lowest taxes

Fentress County

Taxes 100

Best peace & quiet

Dyer County

Peace & Quiet 89.6

All Tennessee counties

Showing 95 counties ranked by the default generated overall score.

Rank	County	Overall	Economy	Afford.	Schools	Safety	Taxes	Peace & Quiet	Typical home	Income
1	Williamson County FIPS 47187	74	91.4	20.2	99.9	93.5	92.3	57.9	$925,695	$135,594
2	Wilson County FIPS 47189	72.3	91.5	34.8	71.8	91.7	92.9	67.3	$501,381	$95,839
3	Sumner County FIPS 47165	71.7	86.7	39.8	78.3	84.6	86.6	61.1	$443,791	$90,301
4	Rutherford County FIPS 47149	70.9	84.4	38.6	76.9	91.3	87.2	46.5	$416,885	$85,470
5	Stewart County FIPS 47161	70.7	58.4	63.6	77.7	77	93.4	76.3	$240,462	$63,114
6	Dickson County FIPS 47043	70.1	75.9	46.8	78.9	71.2	90.8	77.1	$360,953	$75,003
7	Dyer County FIPS 47045	69.7	54.7	73.1	58.7	89.4	81.2	89.6	$171,209	$58,154
8	Gibson County FIPS 47053	68.9	53.3	75.4	63.1	77.1	83.3	83.5	$177,802	$62,755
9	Washington County FIPS 47179	68.9	64	43.6	89.6	80.4	88.3	63.4	$304,282	$62,809
10	Chester County FIPS 47023	68.8	52.9	79.4	62.4	68.9	87.6	82.8	$165,037	$59,341
11	Trousdale County FIPS 47169	68.7	74	46	74.9	-	95.4	77.6	$347,634	$72,747
12	Montgomery County FIPS 47125	68.4	71.5	50.7	64.3	92.3	82.4	57.8	$319,063	$75,613
13	Lawrence County FIPS 47099	68	56.3	52.5	76.4	81.6	90.1	84.9	$247,471	$54,706
14	Blount County FIPS 47009	66.7	78.9	40.8	70.2	66.4	92	72.1	$390,058	$77,365
15	Crockett County FIPS 47033	66.3	56.3	70.7	53.2	71	88.8	87.4	$190,969	$62,165
16	Lincoln County FIPS 47103	65.9	68.7	57.5	50.1	72.8	92.7	82	$264,661	$64,667
17	Obion County FIPS 47131	65.9	47.7	71.9	49.5	82.3	93.1	88.9	$162,497	$54,613
18	Tipton County FIPS 47167	65.4	58.4	64	56.2	71.7	90.2	76.1	$273,680	$74,127
19	Robertson County FIPS 47147	65.1	79.2	51.2	34.2	85.7	89.5	76.6	$371,615	$83,047
20	Cheatham County FIPS 47021	65	84.5	52.2	38.6	68	91.3	75.5	$393,931	$89,852
21	Henderson County FIPS 47077	64.6	54.9	58.5	71.2	56.6	94.4	82.4	$211,985	$55,136
22	Marshall County FIPS 47117	64.1	67.4	48.6	42.5	90.3	90.2	80.7	$330,153	$71,049
23	Sullivan County FIPS 47163	63.3	60.2	53.9	60.6	72	85.7	65.1	$258,381	$58,807
24	Weakley County FIPS 47183	63.3	34.7	61.6	62.9	85.2	94.1	88.9	$188,642	$51,880
25	Smith County FIPS 47159	63.1	62.5	50.3	54.7	70.7	93	80.5	$306,362	$66,293
26	Hickman County FIPS 47081	62.9	68.8	76.6	31.3	50.9	86.6	79.6	$195,354	$68,247
27	Lewis County FIPS 47101	62.3	62.1	55.6	32.7	83.6	96.6	81.8	$253,214	$56,285
28	Anderson County FIPS 47001	62.2	66.4	46	51.1	74.7	89.7	74.3	$313,015	$66,183
29	Knox County FIPS 47093	62.1	74.9	37.5	58.6	79.3	92.7	22.9	$376,196	$74,222
30	Carroll County FIPS 47017	61.9	49.3	68.7	43.4	69.9	89.8	85.2	$180,314	$51,787
31	Roane County FIPS 47145	61.7	61.6	56.5	38.4	77.2	91.1	76.1	$294,451	$71,885
32	Loudon County FIPS 47105	61.6	73.4	37.4	47.6	72.6	98.3	72.8	$444,727	$84,185
33	Humphreys County FIPS 47085	61.4	60.2	55.1	35.2	81.7	94.4	76.9	$251,841	$60,616
34	Moore County FIPS 47127	61.3	64.5	37	48.5	83.9	92.4	87	$361,762	$66,469
35	McNairy County FIPS 47109	61.1	50.2	72.2	40.2	58.3	96.4	81.4	$168,779	$53,473
36	Cumberland County FIPS 47035	61	54.5	46.2	52	75	99.3	85.1	$304,476	$60,375
37	Wayne County FIPS 47181	60.4	55.5	69.6	28.1	65.3	96.7	80.8	$179,072	$52,294
38	Macon County FIPS 47111	60.2	69.8	49.9	23.5	81.3	96.3	75.2	$265,841	$59,177
39	Bedford County FIPS 47003	59.7	73.4	44.8	22.9	82.9	89.8	82.1	$331,981	$67,225
40	Houston County FIPS 47083	59.7	53	64.4	34	69.8	91.9	78.1	$225,090	$59,576
41	Polk County FIPS 47139	59.5	64	59.8	25.2	66	96.5	78.8	$250,709	$62,522
42	Henry County FIPS 47079	59.3	42.9	51.2	54.3	73.1	97.3	83.6	$219,605	$50,613
43	Fayette County FIPS 47047	59.2	77.8	54.9	3.2	76.9	98.6	80.4	$373,539	$88,456
44	Benton County FIPS 47005	59.1	45.7	63.9	34.9	74.5	93.5	83.1	$186,163	$51,746
45	Bledsoe County FIPS 47007	58.8	65.4	49.9	16.2	86.6	99	77.1	$251,803	$54,720
46	Hamilton County FIPS 47065	58.5	67.3	43.7	37.6	87	80.1	43	$353,406	$76,183
47	Hawkins County FIPS 47073	58.5	55.6	55.6	37.3	67.6	92.5	77.8	$246,877	$56,936
48	Bradley County FIPS 47011	58.4	62.8	45.3	40.9	70.5	92.4	68.5	$316,294	$66,552
49	Marion County FIPS 47115	58.3	56.3	56.4	28.9	72	97.4	76.8	$258,199	$61,824
50	Rhea County FIPS 47143	58.3	53.6	47.6	41.7	75	94.9	77.9	$261,404	$55,033
51	Putnam County FIPS 47141	57.9	59.2	35.1	46	83.1	86.6	79.3	$314,380	$58,912
52	Van Buren County FIPS 47175	57.9	55	60.4	7.1	89.8	99	84.2	$233,203	$54,931
53	Overton County FIPS 47133	57.7	54.4	40.9	33.6	87	98.4	84.3	$260,911	$48,959
54	Hamblen County FIPS 47063	57.4	58.4	45.7	41.3	69	96.5	63	$272,389	$55,454
55	Carter County FIPS 47019	57.3	49.7	51.1	31.9	83.4	93.2	77.6	$236,346	$50,135
56	Perry County FIPS 47135	57.1	41.4	70.8	17.6	82.1	94.8	75.6	$170,546	$55,972
57	Morgan County FIPS 47129	57	59.6	71.9	7.7	62.4	93.5	77.7	$213,662	$65,954
58	Unicoi County FIPS 47171	57	51.5	49.6	30	83.9	90.3	82.5	$244,866	$52,218
59	Coffee County FIPS 47031	56.9	60.9	41.1	34.9	79.1	85.9	80.2	$311,376	$61,505
60	McMinn County FIPS 47107	56.9	52.5	55.9	32.3	62.9	99.3	80.4	$256,616	$61,470
61	Johnson County FIPS 47091	56.7	41.4	50.1	54.1	59.9	98.6	82.5	$248,688	$53,129
62	Maury County FIPS 47119	56.4	81.3	35.4	11.4	81.3	89.8	75.1	$403,962	$76,130
63	White County FIPS 47185	55.9	52.2	41	41.8	67.8	97	86.4	$279,209	$52,188
64	Fentress County FIPS 47049	55.7	60	49.5	20.3	67.6	100	83.1	$249,389	$51,149
65	Greene County FIPS 47059	55.6	47.7	53.2	39	61.1	94.6	79.8	$251,736	$56,194
66	Giles County FIPS 47055	55.2	57.1	55.2	16.9	69.5	93.1	80.8	$256,692	$62,307
67	Jefferson County FIPS 47089	54.9	68	41.7	17.4	71.6	97.7	70	$332,341	$66,114
68	Warren County FIPS 47177	54.9	55.7	49.8	21.6	69.8	97.2	80.6	$256,687	$55,487
69	Decatur County FIPS 47039	54.8	42.1	57	35	64.5	95.1	76.9	$177,069	$45,375
70	Madison County FIPS 47113	54.6	53.6	59.1	7.2	83.1	84.7	81.7	$230,027	$60,042
71	Franklin County FIPS 47051	54.1	62.9	43.8	24.3	62.5	90.5	83	$316,148	$63,494
72	Scott County FIPS 47151	54	42.2	62.8	18.5	69.1	95.6	82.9	$179,780	$44,711
73	Cocke County FIPS 47029	53.4	45.6	43.3	43.6	62.9	92.3	76.7	$244,570	$48,016
74	Grainger County FIPS 47057	53	60.9	37.1	18.6	77	94.9	74.6	$279,053	$50,538
75	Sequatchie County FIPS 47153	52.9	55.3	47.7	16.5	70.5	92.7	79.9	$284,706	$58,750
76	Hardeman County FIPS 47069	52.8	37.9	68.9	13.4	70.8	87.8	79.5	$156,488	$46,069
77	Cannon County FIPS 47015	52.7	63.5	37.3	11.3	78.9	94.4	79.3	$324,571	$59,443
78	Haywood County FIPS 47075	52.7	56.6	65.8	4.5	57.6	83.3	85.3	$170,827	$50,472
79	Union County FIPS 47173	52.4	61.3	48.7	5.6	68.4	99.4	72.5	$289,193	$62,727
80	DeKalb County FIPS 47041	52	47	33.6	32.4	77.9	97.3	79.8	$302,326	$53,153
81	Hardin County FIPS 47071	51.9	47	54.4	18	61.4	97.9	78.2	$208,542	$49,956
82	Campbell County FIPS 47013	51.7	53.3	47.3	11.6	69.8	98.5	77.6	$240,234	$51,557
83	Claiborne County FIPS 47025	50.9	44.5	51.9	26.4	52.6	95	82.5	$224,434	$49,379
84	Lauderdale County FIPS 47097	50.5	30.4	75.3	15.4	58.3	80.8	84.2	$133,109	$49,879
85	Meigs County FIPS 47121	50.5	44.9	46.8	44.9	32.5	99.7	75.4	$296,450	$61,375
86	Sevier County FIPS 47155	49.4	68.8	16	22.8	69.7	98.7	67.1	$405,646	$62,581
87	Jackson County FIPS 47087	49	46.2	50.4	13	57.9	97.2	77.4	$229,198	$47,951
88	Clay County FIPS 47027	48.8	47.2	41.5	12	71.7	92.4	84.7	$215,088	$39,972
89	Monroe County FIPS 47123	48.6	55.8	44.4	17.2	42.8	95.4	82.7	$283,485	$56,895
90	Shelby County FIPS 47157	47.7	43.9	62.7	10.3	88.9	46.1	20.8	$218,752	$63,767
91	Pickett County FIPS 47137	47.5	38.2	40.7	12.2	79.9	97.7	71.6	$248,096	$49,030
92	Lake County FIPS 47095	45.4	18.3	58.7	3.1	87.6	79.9	87.3	$112,424	$28,814
93	Grundy County FIPS 47061	45.3	45.4	58.1	7.8	27	99.2	77.3	$205,919	$47,593
94	Davidson County FIPS 47037	42.1	76.1	26.6	8.2	-	74.5	19.5	$432,820	$77,853
95	Hancock County FIPS 47067	40.4	31.1	42.3	1.9	55.3	94.7	77.7	$178,522	$34,960