A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Pulaski$1,430/mo

Typical home $252K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $835/mo · Housing →

Covington$1,220/mo

Typical home $210K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $933/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Pulaski and Covington.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Pulaski places higher on 15 of 21 TN lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Tennessee ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

DPulaskiSafer than 14% of U.S. towns D−CovingtonSafer than 3% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+PulaskiBetter than 38% of districts in the state B+CovingtonBetter than 70% of districts in the state

Health

C−PulaskiHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns D−CovingtonHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

15Pulaski

6Covington

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 179 towns #85#163 Lowest obesityHealth · 183 towns #104#180 Most walkableOutdoors · 184 towns #26#101 HealthiestHealth · 182 towns #99#173 Most activeHealth · 183 towns #96#164 Most educatedPeople · 184 towns #100#155 Fewest smokersHealth · 183 towns #73#124 Lowest property taxCost of living · 184 towns #59#95

Left end = #1 in Tennessee. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Pulaski’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

PulaskiCovington

Snow a year2″2″

January low25°F 29°F

July high88°F 89°F

Growing season (days)193d 222d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 73rd

Outdoors & history

PulaskiCovington

Trails0 mi 7 mi

Conserved land1.3%1.2%

Settled1809 —

National Register places17 7

Community

PulaskiCovington

Library hours a week54 hrs 59 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

150 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PulaskiTN CovingtonTN

Pulaski ↔ Covington150 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Tennessee average

PulaskiCovington

People

Population 8,285Lowest 8,587Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6.7%Highest TN: +8.9% -4.1%Lowest TN: +8.9%

Median age 37.2±7.3Lowest 4% below TN 40.3±3.9Highest 4% above TN

Covington and Pulaski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 19.2%±3.7Lowest TN: 22.2% 25.5%±4.1Highest TN: 22.2%

Covington and Pulaski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20.7%±3.4Highest TN: 17.1% 19.1%±3.7Lowest TN: 17.1%

Pulaski and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.8%Highest TN: 31.1% 13.7%Lowest TN: 31.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10%±2.3Highest TN: 5.4% 2.5%±1.5Lowest TN: 5.4%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,538±$8kHighest 30% below TN $42,254±$8kLowest 39% below TN

Pulaski and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $194,400±$42kHighest 32% below TN $185,900±$48kLowest 35% below TN

Pulaski and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $835±$43Lowest 30% below TN $933±$136Highest 22% below TN

Covington and Pulaski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $998Lowest 31% below TN $1,253Highest 13% below TN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±11.9Lowest TN: 48.8% 49.2%±13.9Highest TN: 48.8%

Covington and Pulaski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 25.7%Lowest TN: 13.8% 29.2%Highest TN: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 46.7%Highest TN: 66.9% 45.3%Lowest TN: 66.9%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977 10 yrs older than TN 1977 10 yrs older than TN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 5% below TN 23 minLowest 11% below TN

Work from home 7%±3.2Lowest TN: 12.9% 7.6%±3.5Highest TN: 12.9%

Covington and Pulaski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 34.4%Highest 30.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 25.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.96Lowest 2.13Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Nashville (9%)Memphis (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CovingtonFew work in Pulaski

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Highest 1.2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 6.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.5Highest 37.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #154 of 169 in TN #147 of 169 in TN

School district Giles CountyTipton County

High school in town Giles Co High SchoolCovington High School

Tennessee average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Pulaski vs Covington

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Pulaski

Pulaski places higher on 15 of 21 TN lists

What daily life feels like in each

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