Dickson ranks #6 in Tennessee for affordable rent
Dickson is ranked on 37 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Dickson does best on
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dickson marked.
Dickson lands in the top half on 13 of 23 lists
Each dot is Dickson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where Dickson does best come first.
Younger than 89% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just Dickson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Dickson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every TN list, and where Dickson lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#104
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
#25
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#128
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
#36 
Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#71
Lowest obesity#1 Sewanee · 25%
#65
Fewest smokers#1 Belle Meade · 7%
#56
Most active#1 Signal Mountain · 15%
#83
Fewest uninsured#1 Belle Meade · 4%
#72
T
Lowest depression#1 Tellico Village · 21%
#55
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dyersburg · 0.2 mi
#145 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Newbern · 1.4 yrs
#124
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#111
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#129
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
#6 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
#71
C
Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Oak Ridge · 57.4%
#102
Most trails#1 Sewanee · 5.3 mi / sq mi
#96
Most walkable#1 Newport · 90.3 / sq mi
#110 People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#118
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#21
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#164
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#144
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#77 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Sewanee · 10.3 min
#131 
The number on the right is Dickson’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.