Powell ranks #22 in Tennessee for low obesity
Powell is ranked on 30 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
The lists Powell does best on
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Powell marked.
Powell lands in the top half on 11 of 17 lists
Each dot is Powell’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where Powell does best come first.
Cooler summers than 77% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just Powell’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Powell out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Powell lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#41
Lowest obesity#1 Sewanee · 25%
#22
Fewest smokers#1 Belle Meade · 7%
#42
Most active#1 Signal Mountain · 15%
#35
Fewest uninsured#1 Belle Meade · 4%
#41
T
Lowest depression#1 Tellico Village · 21%
#131
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dyersburg · 0.2 mi
#40 People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#56
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#63
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#121
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#114
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#94 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Oak Ridge · 57.4%
Most trails#1 Sewanee · 5.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Newport · 90.3 / sq mi
#89 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Sewanee · 10.3 min
#93 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Newbern · 1.4 yrs
#128
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#140
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#67
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
Schools
Best schools#1 Forest Hills · +43.8 pts
#117
C
Highest graduation rate#1 Coalfield · 99%
#120 Climate
Snowiest#1 Monterey · 16 in
#65
Least snow#1 Savannah · 1.0 in
#105
Mildest winters#1 Memphis · 32.4°
#82
Hottest summers#1 Memphis · 91.0°
#142
Coolest summers#1 Mountain City · 82.2°
#41
Longest growing season#1 Memphis · 244 days
#56
Wettest#1 Sewanee · 65 in
#81 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
C
Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#109
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#45
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
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
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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.