Erwin makes Tennessee’s top 10 on 2 lists
Erwin is ranked on 34 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Erwin marked.
More snow than 97% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just Erwin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Erwin lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Erwin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where Erwin does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Erwin sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Erwin lands in every TN ranking
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
#42
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#5
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#104
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Oak Ridge · 57.4%
#65
Most trails#1 Sewanee · 5.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Newport · 90.3 / sq mi
#3 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Sewanee · 10.3 min
#48 Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#125
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
#178 People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#116
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#145
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#42
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#31
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#155 Schools
Best schools#1 Forest Hills · +43.8 pts
#111
C
Highest graduation rate#1 Coalfield · 99%
#99 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#34
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
#110
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#110
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
#146
C
Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
#34 Climate
Snowiest#1 Monterey · 16 in
#7
Least snow#1 Savannah · 1.0 in
#170
Mildest winters#1 Memphis · 32.4°
#179
Hottest summers#1 Memphis · 91.0°
#172
Coolest summers#1 Mountain City · 82.2°
#12
Longest growing season#1 Memphis · 244 days
#178
Wettest#1 Sewanee · 65 in
#164 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 Erwin’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.