White Pine ranks #21 in Tennessee for safety
White Pine is ranked on 35 lists against the 184 Tennessee towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More year-round than 99% of Tennessee
Not better or worse, just White Pine’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists White Pine does best on
Each list ranks every TN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with White Pine marked.
White Pine lands in the top half on 10 of 21 lists
Each dot is White Pine’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in TN, the right end is last. Areas where White Pine does best come first.
Every TN list, and where White Pine lands
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
#62
Cheapest rent#1 Tiptonville · $510/mo
#47
Lowest property tax#1 Mosheim · $536/yr
#57
Rent easiest to afford#1 Seymour · 25.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Sewanee · 10.3 min
#55 Growth
Fastest growing#1 Thompson's Station · +241.2%
#58
C
Losing population#1 Colonial Heights · −55.9%
Health
Healthiest#1 Oak Hill · 98 / 100
#101
Lowest obesity#1 Sewanee · 25%
#65
Fewest smokers#1 Belle Meade · 7%
#107
Most active#1 Signal Mountain · 15%
#96
Fewest uninsured#1 Belle Meade · 4%
#155
T
Lowest depression#1 Tellico Village · 21%
#131
Closest to a top hospital#1 Dyersburg · 0.2 mi
#59 Schools
Best schools#1 Forest Hills · +43.8 pts
#139
C
Highest graduation rate#1 Coalfield · 99%
#22 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Oak Ridge · 57.4%
#128
Most trails#1 Sewanee · 5.3 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Newport · 90.3 / sq mi
#35 People
Most educated#1 Belle Meade · 86.8%
#121
Youngest#1 Sewanee · 21.5
#117
Oldest#1 Fairfield Glade · 71.1
#69
Most residents 65+#1 Fairfield Glade · 68.5%
#136
Most kids#1 Monterey · 35.7%
#108 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Gatlinburg · 34%
#183
Most new homes#1 White House · 33.2 per 1,000
#142
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Jasper · +97.6%
#29
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Rogersville · 25.1 per home
#63 
The number on the right is White Pine’s spot. All of Tennessee’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.