Jackson ranks #13 in Tennessee for short commutes
Jackson is ranked on 37 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Jackson does best on
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jackson marked.
Jackson lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Jackson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where Jackson does best come first.
More homes per newcomer than 92% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just Jackson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 10 for short commutes
Lists where Jackson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every TN list, and where Jackson 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
#13 Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#144
Lowest obesity#1 Sewanee · 25%
#171
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%
#23
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dyersburg · 0.2 mi
#155 People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#64
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#41
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#143
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#126
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#56 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Oak Ridge · 57.4%
#59
Most trails#1 Sewanee · 5.3 mi / sq mi
#48
Most walkable#1 Newport · 90.3 / sq mi
#70 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Newbern · 1.4 yrs
#81
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#121
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#127
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
#54 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
#105
C
Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#69
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
#96
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#111
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
#74 Schools
Best schools#1 Forest Hills · +43.8 pts
#157
C
Highest graduation rate#1 Coalfield · 99%
#142 
The number on the right is Jackson’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.