City directory

Tennessee cities

Explore the top cities in Tennessee. City profiles inherit the same guardrails: risk-first, location-aware, educational, and no forced calls. Use the assessment for personalized context; scores refresh automatically when new data releases publish.

Highest-risk cities

Top cities by relative retirement risk score in Tennessee. Higher scores indicate more pressure across longevity, sequence, inflation, healthcare/LTC, tax, and housing.

Lowest-risk cities

Lower scores signal less relative pressure. Scores refresh when new data releases publish.

City directory

Top cities in Tennessee by population. Search to see any city.

Nashville

TN

34Composite

1,178,679 residents

Memphis

TN

33Composite

1,033,394 residents

Knoxville

TN

31Composite

618,226 residents

Chattanooga

TN

33Composite

410,795 residents

Clarksville

TN

30Composite

218,159 residents

Murfreesboro

TN

33Composite

187,601 residents

Johnson City

TN

30Composite

129,818 residents

Kingsport

TN

30Composite

95,059 residents

Franklin

TN

33Composite

85,575 residents

Jackson

TN

31Composite

74,049 residents

Cleveland

TN

31Composite

70,578 residents

Spring Hill

TN

34Composite

69,298 residents

Bristol

TN

30Composite

68,737 residents

Morristown

TN

29Composite

66,407 residents

Hendersonville

TN

34Composite

62,390 residents

Bartlett

TN

33Composite

56,998 residents

Smyrna

TN

33Composite

55,066 residents

Collierville

TN

33Composite

51,212 residents

Gallatin

TN

34Composite

46,667 residents

Brentwood

TN

33Composite

45,272 residents

Columbia

TN

34Composite

43,971 residents

Lebanon

TN

33Composite

41,951 residents

Mount Juliet

TN

33Composite

40,828 residents

Germantown

TN

33Composite

40,812 residents

La Vergne

TN

33Composite

38,944 residents

Cookeville

TN

31Composite

35,544 residents

Maryville

TN

30Composite

32,196 residents

Oak Ridge

TN

30Composite

32,088 residents

Farragut

TN

35Composite

24,309 residents

Shelbyville

TN

31Composite

24,125 residents

East Ridge

TN

33Composite

22,034 residents

Tullahoma

TN

33Composite

20,672 residents

Springfield

TN

31Composite

18,985 residents

Sevierville

TN

34Composite

18,105 residents

Goodlettsville

TN

34Composite

17,598 residents

Dickson

TN

32Composite

16,246 residents

Dyersburg

TN

32Composite

16,075 residents

Seymour

TN

34Composite

15,914 residents

Greeneville

TN

30Composite

15,531 residents

Arlington

TN

33Composite

14,989 residents

Nolensville

TN

33Composite

14,545 residents

Elizabethton

TN

31Composite

14,364 residents

Athens

TN

30Composite

14,250 residents

Lakeland

TN

33Composite

14,068 residents

White House

TN

31Composite

13,875 residents

McMinnville

TN

33Composite

13,765 residents

Powell

TN

35Composite

13,544 residents

Portland

TN

34Composite

13,325 residents

Soddy-Daisy

TN

33Composite

13,117 residents

Manchester

TN

33Composite

12,651 residents

Lewisburg

TN

34Composite

12,607 residents

Crossville

TN

32Composite

12,265 residents

Red Bank

TN

33Composite

11,960 residents

Middle Valley

TN

33Composite

11,808 residents

Hartsville

TN

34Composite

11,805 residents

Lawrenceburg

TN

34Composite

11,732 residents

Alcoa

TN

30Composite

11,635 residents

Collegedale

TN

33Composite

11,185 residents

Millington

TN

33Composite

11,117 residents

Union City

TN

31Composite

11,040 residents

Source snapshot: SSA 2023, CHR&R 2025/March 2026 supplemental, CMS Medicare Geographic Variation 2024, BEA RPP 2024, BLS LAUS May 2026, and 2026 state tax rates. View data sources