McKenzie ranks #2 in Tennessee for graduation rate
McKenzie is ranked on 38 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with McKenzie marked.
McKenzie lands in the top half on 14 of 25 lists
Each dot is McKenzie’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where McKenzie does best come first.
Younger than 92% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just McKenzie’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for cheap rent
Lists where McKenzie sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where McKenzie 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
#20
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#11
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#32
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Sewanee · 10.3 min
#34 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Oak Ridge · 57.4%
#27
Most trails#1 Sewanee · 5.3 mi / sq mi
#82
Most walkable#1 Newport · 90.3 / sq mi
#51 Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#80
Lowest obesity#1 Sewanee · 25%
#104
Fewest smokers#1 Belle Meade · 7%
#56
Most active#1 Signal Mountain · 15%
#83
Fewest uninsured#1 Belle Meade · 4%
#72
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Lowest depression#1 Tellico Village · 21%
#131
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dyersburg · 0.2 mi
#50 
People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#104
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#15
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#170
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#72
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#143 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
#109
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Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#136
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
#121
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#28
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
The number on the right is McKenzie’s spot. All of Tennessee’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.