How Covington compares across Tennessee
Covington is ranked on 36 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Milder winters than 92% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just Covington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Covington lands in the top half on 5 of 22 lists
Each dot is Covington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where Covington does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for trails
Lists where Covington sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
The lists Covington does best on
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Covington marked.
Every TN list, and where Covington lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Sewanee · 10.3 min
#69 Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#173
Lowest obesity#1 Sewanee · 25%
#180
Fewest smokers#1 Belle Meade · 7%
#124
Most active#1 Signal Mountain · 15%
#164
Fewest uninsured#1 Belle Meade · 4%
#99
T
Lowest depression#1 Tellico Village · 21%
#41
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dyersburg · 0.2 mi
#163 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Newbern · 1.4 yrs
#48
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#92
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#95
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Oak Ridge · 57.4%
#103
Most trails#1 Sewanee · 5.3 mi / sq mi
#29
Most walkable#1 Newport · 90.3 / sq mi
#101 Schools
Best schools#1 Forest Hills · +43.8 pts
#147
C
Highest graduation rate#1 Coalfield · 99%
#50 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#120
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
#100
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#120
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#155
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#96
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#89
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#79
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#43 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
#163
C
Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
#16 
The number on the right is Covington’s spot. All of Tennessee’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every TN list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.