Somerville ranks #17 in Tennessee for cheap rent
Somerville is ranked on 34 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Steadier prices than 96% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just Somerville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Somerville does best on
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Somerville marked.
Somerville lands in the top half on 5 of 20 lists
Each dot is Somerville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where Somerville does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Somerville sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Somerville 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
#138
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#17
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#55
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#164
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
#29
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#161
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
#68 Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#161
Lowest obesity#1 Sewanee · 25%
#160
Fewest smokers#1 Belle Meade · 7%
#124
Most active#1 Signal Mountain · 15%
#156
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
#149 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
#73
C
Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Sewanee · 10.3 min
#106 People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#136
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#71
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#114
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#77
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#33 Schools
Best schools#1 Forest Hills · +43.8 pts
#166
C
Highest graduation rate#1 Coalfield · 99%
#136 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
#173 
The number on the right is Somerville’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.