Decherd ranks #15 in Tennessee for affordability
Decherd is ranked on 33 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Fewer seniors than 95% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just Decherd’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Decherd does best on
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Decherd marked.
Decherd lands in the top half on 9 of 20 lists
Each dot is Decherd’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where Decherd does best come first.
Decherd out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every TN list, and where Decherd lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Newbern · 1.4 yrs
#15
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#76
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#33
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Sewanee · 10.3 min
#35 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#171
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
#37
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#26
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Oak Ridge · 57.4%
#53
Most trails#1 Sewanee · 5.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Newport · 90.3 / sq mi
#43 Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#118
Lowest obesity#1 Sewanee · 25%
#65
Fewest smokers#1 Belle Meade · 7%
#107
Most active#1 Signal Mountain · 15%
#132
Fewest uninsured#1 Belle Meade · 4%
#99
T
Lowest depression#1 Tellico Village · 21%
#93
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dyersburg · 0.2 mi
#144 Schools
Best schools#1 Forest Hills · +43.8 pts
#142
C
Highest graduation rate#1 Coalfield · 99%
#78 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
#140
C
Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#169
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#79
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#107
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#173
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#59 Climate
Snowiest#1 Monterey · 16 in
#77
Least snow#1 Savannah · 1.0 in
#98
Mildest winters#1 Memphis · 32.4°
#70
Hottest summers#1 Memphis · 91.0°
#127
Coolest summers#1 Mountain City · 82.2°
#61
Longest growing season#1 Memphis · 244 days
#110
Wettest#1 Sewanee · 65 in
#11 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Gatlinburg · 8.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Brentwood · 15.0 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Collegedale · 66.7 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Nolensville · 3.6
The number on the right is Decherd’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.