Small towns in Tennessee
190 small towns, communities and small cities of 1,000 to 75,000 people, plus 50 smaller suburbs, marked as suburbs. In the parts of Tennessee outside metro areas, everyday prices run 15.1% below the U.S. average, and housing 46% below.
Closest to a big city
- Seymour12 miles to Knoxville
- Ashland City15 miles to Nashville
- Millington16 miles to Memphis
- Pegram16 miles to Nashville
- Plainview17 miles to Knoxville
Straight-line miles to a metro area of about 1 million people or more.
Lowest home values
- Waynesboro$79,100
- Ridgely$83,300
- South Fulton$83,400
- Gleason$93,200
- Rutherford$93,900
Typical value of an owner-occupied home.
Growing fastest
- Lebanonup 37% since 2020
- White Houseup 37% since 2020
- Baxterup 35% since 2020
- Pipertonup 25% since 2020
- Millingtonup 22% since 2020
College towns
Tourist towns
- Gatlinburg34% vacation homes
Hospital in town
- Ashland CityTristar Ashland City Medical Center
- AthensStarr Regional Medical Center Athens
- BolivarWest Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital
- BristolWellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center
- BrownsvilleHaywood County Community Hospital
- CamdenWest Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital
- CarthageHighpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
- ClevelandAffiliate of Vitruvian Health
Every town in Tennessee
Select a column heading to sort. Miles are straight-line. Home values and incomes: Census survey 2020-2024; population: 2025 estimates.
| Town | People | Since 2020 | Typical home | Household income | Miles to a big city | Miles to an ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamsville | 2,081 | -0.1% | $148,600 | $51,422 | 90 | 9 |
| Alamo | 2,354 | +0.6% | $141,500 | $54,063 | 67 | 14 |
| Alcoa suburb | 13,689 | +24.6% | $277,100 | $65,714 | 11 | 4 |
| Algood | 4,165 | +4.4% | $190,300 | $42,359 | 75 | 4 |
| Altamont | 1,203 | +7.7% | $41,373 | 78 | 18 | |
| Apison | 4,271 | $459,000 | $129,307 | 90 | 11 | |
| Ardmore | 1,244 | +2.8% | $168,100 | $47,188 | 81 | 16 |
| Arlington | 15,703 | +5.3% | $424,400 | $135,105 | 20 | 9 |
| Ashland City | 5,650 | +9% | $294,100 | $79,231 | 15 | In town |
| Athens | 15,263 | +8.2% | $225,000 | $53,929 | 51 | In town |
| Atoka | 10,645 | +5.9% | $320,700 | $89,663 | 24 | 10 |
| Baxter | 2,128 | +34.7% | $219,000 | $58,750 | 64 | 7 |
| Bean Station suburb | 3,190 | +7.7% | $164,600 | $44,785 | 45 | 9 |
| Belle Meade suburb | 2,621 | -9.6% | $2,000,000 or more | $250,000 or more | 6 | 2 |
| Bells | 2,473 | +0.3% | $169,000 | $56,027 | 65 | 12 |
| Benton | 1,476 | -2.8% | $184,200 | $29,414 | 68 | 12 |
| Berry Hill suburb | 1,864 | -11.1% | $607,000 | $79,591 | 4 | 3 |
| Blaine | 2,212 | +6.5% | $297,400 | $77,092 | 19 | 10 |
| Bloomingdale suburb | 9,292 | $165,500 | $52,317 | 91 | In town | |
| Blountville suburb | 3,309 | $177,300 | $54,754 | 98 | 7 | |
| Bluff City suburb | 1,836 | +1.2% | $157,400 | $61,059 | 99 | 8 |
| Bolivar | 5,043 | -2.8% | $150,200 | $39,028 | 55 | In town |
| Bradford | 1,006 | +0.4% | $116,000 | $47,361 | 93 | 12 |
| Brighton | 2,892 | +0.2% | $214,100 | $80,882 | 29 | 5 |
| Bristol | 28,107 | +3.5% | $194,500 | $58,162 | 105 | In town |
| Brownsville | 9,301 | -5.9% | $158,100 | $43,494 | 52 | In town |
| Bruceton | 1,522 | +1.1% | $131,300 | $45,469 | 82 | 8 |
| Burns | 1,910 | +18.8% | $286,400 | $69,167 | 31 | 3 |
| Camden | 3,690 | +0.4% | $155,200 | $55,029 | 74 | In town |
| Carthage | 2,282 | -0.2% | $257,300 | $67,006 | 47 | In town |
| Caryville | 2,217 | +0.4% | $200,500 | $56,394 | 27 | 7 |
| Celina | 1,412 | -0.8% | $203,200 | $32,220 | 76 | 14 |
| Centerville | 3,589 | +1.8% | $213,400 | $59,167 | 44 | 17 |
| Chapel Hill | 1,905 | +10.7% | $311,100 | $75,441 | 38 | 12 |
| Charlotte | 1,647 | -1.1% | $252,900 | $58,750 | 31 | 8 |
| Christiana suburb | 4,777 | $361,900 | $100,683 | 38 | 10 | |
| Church Hill suburb | 7,297 | +4.3% | $211,000 | $65,526 | 79 | 9 |
| Cleveland | 51,172 | +6.8% | $272,200 | $58,559 | 75 | In town |
| Clifton | 2,344 | -11.7% | $122,100 | $43,571 | 87 | 14 |
| Clinton suburb | 10,466 | +4.3% | $225,000 | $68,882 | 13 | 8 |
| Coalfield | 2,754 | $190,200 | $90,104 | 28 | 11 | |
| Collegedale suburb | 11,499 | +3.4% | $365,100 | $70,246 | 89 | 12 |
| Colonial Heights suburb | 3,258 | $217,100 | $80,148 | 89 | 4 | |
| Columbia | 50,072 | +19.7% | $308,700 | $63,719 | 40 | In town |
| Cookeville | 38,212 | +9.3% | $305,400 | $51,375 | 71 | In town |
| Coopertown | 4,843 | +7.9% | $421,500 | $118,241 | 20 | 8 |
| Cornersville | 1,385 | +10.7% | $236,700 | $64,375 | 56 | 8 |
| Covington | 8,585 | -0.9% | $185,900 | $42,254 | 36 | 3 |
| Cowan | 1,799 | +1.8% | $174,500 | $46,406 | 82 | 4 |
| Cross Plains | 1,919 | +7.5% | $320,400 | $76,319 | 26 | 11 |
| Crossville | 13,113 | +8.5% | $246,300 | $48,802 | 60 | In town |
| Dandridge | 3,947 | +17.7% | $259,100 | $53,507 | 29 | 7 |
| Dayton | 7,819 | +5.9% | $214,900 | $49,719 | 68 | 3 |
| Decatur | 1,637 | +4.2% | $220,900 | $42,578 | 56 | 11 |
| Decherd | 2,499 | +5.3% | $144,600 | $37,575 | 77 | 3 |
| Dickson | 17,051 | +6.1% | $292,600 | $69,678 | 33 | In town |
| Dover | 1,918 | +4.4% | $203,500 | $75,190 | 63 | 14 |
| Dresden | 2,911 | -2.5% | $126,900 | $51,000 | 107 | 10 |
| Dunlap | 6,089 | +13.6% | $192,100 | $45,589 | 91 | 21 |
| Dyer | 2,333 | +1.3% | $113,500 | $54,766 | 86 | 17 |
| Dyersburg | 15,906 | -1.4% | $168,300 | $52,064 | 73 | In town |
| Eagleton Village suburb | 5,598 | $197,700 | $71,875 | 13 | 3 | |
| Elizabethton suburb | 14,350 | -1.2% | $172,900 | $46,975 | 99 | In town |
| Englewood | 1,610 | +8.8% | $140,000 | $51,094 | 48 | 7 |
| Erin | 1,207 | -1.5% | $202,900 | 52 | In town | |
| Erwin | 6,019 | -0.7% | $180,900 | $47,487 | 87 | 11 |
| Estill Springs | 2,692 | -0.4% | $204,000 | $59,205 | 73 | 6 |
| Etowah | 3,786 | +5.1% | $190,800 | $39,291 | 54 | 8 |
| Fairfield Glade | 9,487 | $356,800 | $71,682 | 52 | 9 | |
| Fairview | 10,877 | +14.4% | $390,200 | $91,131 | 23 | 15 |
| Fayetteville | 7,068 | +0.1% | $230,800 | $49,223 | 72 | In town |
| Forest Hills suburb | 4,473 | -10.8% | $1,413,100 | $250,000 or more | 8 | 4 |
| Gatlinburg | 3,715 | +4.5% | $332,000 | $53,475 | 31 | 9 |
| Gleason | 1,353 | -0.2% | $93,200 | $57,917 | 102 | 11 |
| Goodlettsville suburb | 17,506 | -1.6% | $381,900 | $70,758 | 12 | 5 |
| Gordonsville | 1,464 | +6.9% | $251,400 | $57,688 | 48 | 5 |
| Graysville | 1,506 | +1.8% | $104,700 | $40,000 | 73 | 8 |
| Green Hill suburb | 6,866 | $365,900 | $91,818 | 13 | 6 | |
| Greenback | 1,251 | +14% | $286,100 | $72,961 | 25 | 14 |
| Greenbrier suburb | 7,170 | +3.1% | $321,900 | $85,174 | 17 | 7 |
| Greeneville | 16,141 | +4% | $227,400 | $49,889 | 65 | In town |
| Greenfield | 2,020 | -0.2% | $95,300 | $47,368 | 98 | 12 |
| Gruetli-Laager | 1,786 | +2.8% | $154,700 | $47,313 | 85 | 23 |
| Halls | 2,035 | -3.2% | $137,200 | $43,750 | 62 | 12 |
| Halls (Knox County) suburb | 10,272 | $321,300 | $90,933 | 8 | 4 | |
| Harriman | 6,192 | +4.4% | $153,200 | $44,653 | 34 | 3 |
| Harrison suburb | 8,011 | $307,400 | $89,395 | 89 | 9 | |
| Harrogate | 4,454 | +1.3% | $203,900 | $65,586 | 45 | 6 |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | 12,623 | +8.4% | $337,600 | $72,747 | 38 | In town |
| Henderson | 6,590 | +4% | $147,900 | $45,938 | 78 | 17 |
| Hohenwald | 4,151 | +12.2% | $125,600 | $51,440 | 61 | 19 |
| Hopewell | 2,634 | $305,600 | $87,842 | 74 | 5 | |
| Humboldt | 7,841 | -0.5% | $102,300 | $52,917 | 78 | 10 |
| Huntingdon | 4,462 | +0.6% | $160,500 | $51,969 | 92 | In town |
| Huntsville | 1,709 | -1.8% | $201,100 | $31,313 | 44 | 6 |
| Jacksboro | 2,235 | -2.7% | $236,500 | $68,750 | 29 | 6 |
| Jackson | 69,339 | +1.7% | $217,800 | $53,032 | 74 | In town |
| Jamestown | 2,135 | +5.6% | $135,000 | $30,685 | 64 | 22 |
| Jasper | 3,636 | +0.6% | $209,000 | $73,013 | 100 | 19 |
| Jefferson City suburb | 9,103 | +8.1% | $213,200 | $60,638 | 28 | In town |
| Jellico | 2,126 | -1.1% | $127,300 | $41,467 | 43 | 13 |
| Johnson City | 74,943 | +5.5% | $268,200 | $57,254 | 91 | In town |
| Jonesborough suburb | 6,990 | +18.3% | $299,200 | $74,015 | 85 | 5 |
| Karns suburb | 4,115 | $328,600 | $100,043 | 9 | 8 | |
| Kenton | 1,248 | -2.7% | $111,200 | $41,525 | 92 | 12 |
| Kimball | 1,633 | +5.5% | $231,400 | $60,543 | 100 | 22 |
| Kingsport | 57,530 | +3.6% | $234,100 | $52,490 | 87 | In town |
| Kingston | 6,299 | +3.7% | $220,000 | $71,675 | 32 | 3 |
| Kingston Springs | 2,758 | -2% | $426,500 | $103,250 | 19 | 14 |
| La Follette | 7,176 | -3.2% | $138,900 | $37,581 | 29 | In town |
| Lafayette | 6,020 | +7.7% | $213,900 | $51,736 | 49 | In town |
| Lake Tansi | 4,437 | $280,900 | $57,991 | 63 | 5 | |
| Lakeland suburb | 14,422 | +2.8% | $388,900 | $116,250 | 17 | 6 |
| Lakesite suburb | 1,980 | +4.2% | $332,200 | $96,250 | 85 | 14 |
| Lawrenceburg | 12,236 | +5.2% | $184,600 | $42,343 | 71 | In town |
| Lebanon | 53,412 | +37.3% | $378,400 | $72,848 | 25 | In town |
| Lenoir City suburb | 12,530 | +23.9% | $252,400 | $67,259 | 22 | In town |
| Lewisburg | 13,517 | +9.5% | $225,700 | $48,341 | 50 | In town |
| Lexington | 8,130 | +2.5% | $176,000 | $49,057 | 96 | In town |
| Linden | 1,161 | +15.5% | $47,689 | 71 | 20 | |
| Livingston | 4,147 | +5.8% | $123,000 | $39,567 | 82 | In town |
| Lookout Mountain suburb | 2,044 | -1.2% | $855,300 | $201,000 | 100 | 5 |
| Loretto | 1,813 | +4.9% | $161,900 | $55,592 | 84 | 14 |
| Loudon suburb | 6,963 | +15.5% | $244,200 | $53,650 | 28 | 8 |
| Louisville suburb | 4,562 | +4.2% | $379,900 | $89,744 | 12 | 7 |
| Luttrell | 1,118 | +9.3% | $154,000 | $41,742 | 20 | 15 |
| Lynchburg, Moore County | 6,920 | +6.9% | $285,300 | $66,469 | 66 | 10 |
| Madisonville | 5,428 | +5.5% | $234,400 | $39,878 | 39 | 8 |
| Manchester | 13,776 | +12.3% | $237,400 | $57,500 | 63 | In town |
| Martin | 11,060 | +2.1% | $198,300 | $43,381 | 106 | In town |
| Mascot suburb | 3,277 | $206,000 | $60,250 | 12 | 12 | |
| Mason | 1,342 | -0.4% | $138,100 | $47,794 | 32 | 11 |
| Maynardville | 2,723 | +9.9% | $205,400 | $46,106 | 21 | 17 |
| McEwen | 1,790 | +8.2% | $205,300 | $60,781 | 48 | 8 |
| McKenzie | 5,632 | +1.9% | $154,500 | $37,236 | 96 | 9 |
| McMinnville | 13,943 | +1% | $182,200 | $47,179 | 65 | In town |
| Medina | 5,813 | +12.8% | $287,200 | $107,807 | 82 | 7 |
| Middle Valley suburb | 12,187 | $319,400 | $95,000 | 88 | 11 | |
| Milan | 8,367 | +2.4% | $144,100 | $43,886 | 88 | In town |
| Millersville suburb | 6,438 | +2% | $309,900 | $71,789 | 16 | 7 |
| Millington | 12,953 | +22.4% | $207,300 | $49,979 | 16 | 10 |
| Monteagle | 1,439 | +3.9% | $309,500 | $63,438 | 83 | 14 |
| Monterey | 2,827 | +2.9% | $165,000 | $45,922 | 74 | 14 |
| Morristown | 33,517 | +9.8% | $181,100 | $47,917 | 40 | In town |
| Mosheim | 2,547 | +2.7% | $160,700 | $48,986 | 57 | 10 |
| Mount Carmel suburb | 5,540 | +2.2% | $179,600 | $68,866 | 82 | 6 |
| Mount Pleasant | 5,103 | +6% | $244,400 | $50,108 | 49 | 8 |
| Mountain City | 2,490 | +3.8% | $216,300 | $38,818 | 103 | In town |
| Munford | 6,996 | +10.6% | $244,400 | $89,531 | 25 | 10 |
| New Johnsonville | 1,849 | +2.5% | $158,400 | $78,661 | 67 | 8 |
| New Market | 1,431 | +4.2% | $180,400 | $72,321 | 24 | 2 |
| New Tazewell | 2,846 | +2.4% | $183,800 | $53,567 | 38 | 3 |
| Newbern | 3,222 | -3.4% | $99,700 | $58,455 | 80 | 8 |
| Newport | 7,049 | +2.9% | $133,500 | $31,250 | 42 | In town |
| Nolensville suburb | 15,789 | +12.5% | $777,800 | $177,148 | 16 | 6 |
| Norris suburb | 1,621 | +1.6% | $315,900 | $75,515 | 18 | 12 |
| Oak Grove suburb | 4,626 | $260,600 | $72,143 | 90 | 6 | |
| Oak Hill suburb | 4,581 | -6% | $1,199,600 | $215,530 | 7 | 4 |
| Oakland | 10,835 | +19.5% | $319,100 | $97,798 | 26 | 15 |
| Oliver Springs suburb | 3,433 | +4.4% | $180,900 | $51,183 | 22 | 5 |
| Oneida | 3,899 | +3% | $170,600 | $48,622 | 49 | In town |
| Orlinda | 1,028 | +8% | $355,400 | $84,250 | 30 | 12 |
| Paris | 10,468 | +1.7% | $163,600 | $41,012 | 85 | 7 |
| Park City | 2,813 | $216,700 | $95,417 | 76 | 5 | |
| Parsons | 2,162 | +3.4% | $118,100 | $36,154 | 83 | 16 |
| Pegram | 2,036 | -1.4% | $387,100 | $111,172 | 16 | 12 |
| Pigeon Forge | 6,598 | +3% | $291,800 | $53,261 | 25 | 4 |
| Pikeville | 1,872 | +3.5% | $168,500 | $37,688 | 74 | In town |
| Piperton | 2,889 | +25.3% | $618,800 | $130,100 | 21 | 15 |
| Plainview | 2,263 | +9.9% | $168,500 | $63,965 | 17 | 14 |
| Pleasant View | 5,797 | +19% | $390,900 | $109,213 | 21 | 8 |
| Portland | 13,658 | +3.6% | $282,200 | $72,647 | 33 | 9 |
| Powell suburb | 13,739 | $299,400 | $82,434 | 6 | In town | |
| Powells Crossroads | 1,296 | +0.4% | $187,800 | $67,549 | 100 | 15 |
| Pulaski | 8,394 | +0.2% | $194,400 | $48,538 | 69 | In town |
| Red Bank suburb | 12,405 | +4% | $269,400 | $63,983 | 96 | 4 |
| Red Boiling Springs | 1,201 | -0.1% | $194,400 | $40,221 | 58 | 10 |
| Ridgely | 1,616 | -4% | $83,300 | $24,390 | 84 | 15 |
| Ridgetop suburb | 2,156 | +2.1% | $351,100 | $85,063 | 16 | 9 |
| Ripley | 7,499 | -3.8% | $154,900 | $37,432 | 50 | In town |
| Rockwood | 5,607 | +3.2% | $128,700 | $47,791 | 41 | 7 |
| Rocky Top | 1,681 | +3% | $149,100 | $32,868 | 21 | 12 |
| Rogersville | 4,690 | +0.6% | $192,800 | $47,500 | 61 | In town |
| Rossville | 1,215 | +14.7% | $481,800 | $120,357 | 24 | 17 |
| Rutherford | 1,147 | -0.9% | $93,900 | $50,667 | 89 | 16 |
| Rutledge | 1,411 | +5.1% | $154,400 | $50,045 | 31 | 12 |
| Sale Creek | 2,955 | $299,700 | $53,932 | 75 | 11 | |
| Savannah | 7,689 | +4.5% | $160,200 | $39,712 | 98 | In town |
| Selmer | 4,575 | +2.3% | $155,900 | $51,591 | 78 | 16 |
| Sevierville | 19,010 | +2.9% | $289,600 | $52,421 | 21 | In town |
| Sewanee | 2,936 | $465,500 | $136,111 | 83 | 10 | |
| Seymour | 16,216 | $308,100 | $82,855 | 12 | 11 | |
| Shackle Island suburb | 4,404 | $540,400 | $130,125 | 17 | 4 | |
| Shelbyville | 26,146 | +10.7% | $244,000 | $55,073 | 50 | 4 |
| Signal Mountain suburb | 8,824 | -0.3% | $544,300 | $141,008 | 97 | 7 |
| Smithville | 5,620 | +11.4% | $194,200 | $33,192 | 56 | In town |
| Sneedville | 1,349 | +6% | $151,000 | 57 | In town | |
| Soddy-Daisy suburb | 13,474 | +3.2% | $256,600 | $75,113 | 84 | 16 |
| Somerville | 3,622 | +5.6% | $312,900 | $44,310 | 35 | 21 |
| South Carthage | 1,576 | +5.8% | $200,300 | $55,662 | 46 | 2 |
| South Cleveland suburb | 7,452 | $232,600 | $66,601 | 80 | 5 | |
| South Fulton | 2,158 | -3.7% | $83,400 | $43,942 | 113 | 11 |
| South Pittsburg | 2,927 | -5.2% | $187,100 | $57,865 | 100 | 24 |
| Sparta | 5,038 | +0.3% | $217,000 | $50,080 | 75 | In town |
| Spencer | 1,636 | +12.2% | $150,800 | $46,705 | 80 | 15 |
| Spring City | 1,989 | +2.4% | $166,700 | $38,975 | 55 | 13 |
| Spring Hill | 61,336 | +19.5% | $493,800 | $112,013 | 30 | 13 |
| Springfield | 20,090 | +6.8% | $253,600 | $59,465 | 23 | In town |
| Spurgeon suburb | 4,071 | $219,300 | $64,250 | 89 | 8 | |
| Strawberry Plains | 2,669 | $168,400 | $75,027 | 18 | 8 | |
| Surgoinsville | 1,920 | +2.8% | $189,100 | $53,854 | 70 | 10 |
| Sweetwater | 6,706 | +4.3% | $178,400 | $45,451 | 39 | In town |
| Tazewell | 2,363 | +1.1% | $196,800 | $41,836 | 40 | In town |
| Tellico Village | 7,414 | $517,200 | $106,875 | 26 | 9 | |
| Tennessee Ridge | 1,341 | +2% | $171,800 | $74,271 | 56 | 4 |
| Thompson's Station suburb | 9,469 | +25.3% | $700,500 | $132,647 | 26 | 9 |
| Three Way | 1,933 | +2.5% | $250,700 | $88,125 | 78 | 9 |
| Tiptonville | 3,333 | -16.1% | $106,500 | $23,027 | 92 | 18 |
| Tracy City | 1,427 | +2.4% | $136,300 | $39,479 | 85 | 20 |
| Trenton | 4,137 | -2.3% | $58,750 | 83 | 12 | |
| Troy | 1,399 | -0.8% | $114,800 | $51,711 | 97 | 8 |
| Tullahoma | 21,279 | +4.3% | $251,900 | $60,979 | 64 | In town |
| Tusculum | 3,421 | +3.9% | $267,500 | $70,694 | 69 | 3 |
| Unicoi | 3,861 | +1.5% | $244,300 | $42,424 | 92 | 7 |
| Union City | 10,814 | -3.2% | $146,000 | $50,870 | 105 | In town |
| Vonore | 1,715 | +8.3% | $290,900 | $58,317 | 30 | 13 |
| Walden suburb | 1,965 | -1% | $679,900 | $124,493 | 95 | 8 |
| Watertown | 1,691 | +8.8% | $250,000 | $68,148 | 36 | 13 |
| Waverly | 4,430 | +3% | $171,900 | $43,773 | 56 | In town |
| Waynesboro | 2,319 | +0.3% | $79,100 | 80 | In town | |
| Westmoreland | 2,879 | +2.9% | $241,700 | $59,405 | 41 | 13 |
| White Bluff | 4,516 | +16.6% | $279,900 | $69,483 | 24 | 9 |
| White House | 17,872 | +36.6% | $344,800 | $90,019 | 21 | 10 |
| White Pine suburb | 2,619 | +2.8% | $203,900 | $55,313 | 38 | 8 |
| Whiteville | 4,482 | -2.2% | $124,400 | $42,105 | 48 | 9 |
| Whitwell | 1,596 | -3.3% | $140,500 | $67,774 | 98 | 16 |
| Wildwood Lake suburb | 3,495 | $231,700 | $62,722 | 79 | 6 | |
| Winchester | 10,438 | +10.8% | $216,900 | $62,782 | 78 | In town |
| Winfield | 1,037 | +7.7% | $100,700 | 49 | 6 | |
| Woodbury | 2,828 | +3.8% | $216,400 | $58,466 | 46 | In town |
Big city: a metro area of about 1 million people or more. ER: the nearest hospital with an emergency room. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, BEA, Medicare.