What is the #1 cheapest places to live in tennessee?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Jamestown	2,156	52.4
2	Tiptonville	3,687	52.9
3	Ridgely	1,723	54.3
4	Sneedville	1,649	55.9
5	Huntsville	1,632	59.2
6	Byrdstown	1,344	60.8
7	Tracy City	1,924	62.0
8	Sharon	1,105	62.5
9	Rocky Top	1,830	63.5
10	Wartburg	1,266	63.7
11	Lakewood Park	1,016	64.2
12	Erin	1,212	64.5
13	Hampton	1,695	64.5
14	Smithville	5,158	64.8
15	Celina	1,782	65.0
16	Parsons	2,578	65.1
17	Jellico	1,821	66.2
18	Waynesboro	2,483	66.2
19	Mountain City	2,275	66.4
20	Scotts Hill	1,158	66.6
21	Benton	1,349	66.7
22	Atwood	1,230	68.1
23	Pikeville	2,653	68.4
24	Spring City	2,299	69.3
25	Winfield	1,166	69.3
26	Kenton	1,487	69.6
27	Bradford	1,240	69.9
28	Cowan	1,777	69.9
29	Luttrell	1,006	70.0
30	Rutledge	1,521	70.1
31	Henning	1,259	70.1
32	Livingston	3,957	70.2
33	Greenfield	2,085	70.3
34	Hohenwald	3,790	70.4
35	La Follette	7,308	70.6
36	Rockwood	5,510	70.6
37	Decherd	2,816	70.6
38	Altamont	1,100	70.9
39	McKenzie	5,706	71.6
40	Collinwood	1,044	71.9
41	Oliver Springs	3,384	73.3
42	Paris	10,313	73.4
43	Bon Aqua Junction	1,877	73.5
44	Monterey	2,751	73.5
45	Graysville	1,371	73.6
46	Bolivar	5,171	73.9
47	Newport	6,881	74.1
48	Ripley	7,718	74.1
49	Tellico Plains	1,124	74.2
50	Spencer	1,494	74.5
51	Clifton	2,632	74.5
52	Humboldt	7,799	74.7
53	Somerville	3,439	74.7
54	Crump	1,240	74.7
55	Selmer	4,456	74.9
56	Sweetwater	6,462	75.4
57	Savannah	7,219	75.6
58	Whiteville	4,689	75.6
59	Englewood	1,643	75.7
60	Brownsville	9,634	75.8
61	Harriman	6,021	75.9
62	Tazewell	2,864	75.9
63	Dunlap	5,546	76.3
64	Lawrenceburg	11,732	76.3
65	Red Boiling Springs	1,394	76.6
66	Central	1,944	76.7
67	Union City	11,040	77.0
68	Unicoi	3,815	77.1
69	Erwin	6,001	77.5
70	Milan	8,194	77.8
71	South Fulton	2,106	77.8
72	Newbern	3,313	77.9
73	Mosheim	2,500	77.9
74	Biltmore	1,998	77.9
75	Algood	4,002	78.0
76	Dresden	2,974	78.1
77	Martin	10,864	78.4
78	Oneida	3,793	78.6
79	Rogersville	4,638	78.7
80	Obion	1,088	78.7
81	Etowah	3,621	78.8
82	Gainesboro	1,086	78.8
83	Madisonville	5,184	79.1
84	Allardt	1,078	79.2
85	Loretto	1,757	79.2
86	Linden	1,385	79.2
87	McMinnville	13,765	79.7
88	East Cleveland	2,207	79.7
89	Camden	3,664	79.8
90	Sparta	4,915	79.9
91	Valley Forge	1,900	80.0
92	Rutherford	1,203	80.0
93	Elizabethton	14,364	80.1
94	Morristown	30,983	80.2
95	Pulaski	8,305	80.3
96	Gleason	1,179	80.4
97	Troy	1,915	80.5
98	Bean Station	2,990	80.7
99	Midtown	1,281	81.0
100	Waverly	4,278	81.0
101	Coalmont	1,103	81.2
102	Dyer	2,334	81.4
103	Covington	8,612	81.7
104	Maynardville	2,501	81.7
105	Alamo	2,565	81.8
106	Lafayette	5,643	81.9
107	Lexington	7,943	82.1
108	Trenton	4,175	82.1
109	Bloomingdale	8,840	82.7
110	New Tazewell	2,779	83.3
111	Woodbury	2,747	83.4
112	Bruceton	1,363	83.7
113	Hunter	1,997	83.8
114	Fall Branch	1,077	83.9
115	Henderson	6,349	84.2
116	South Carthage	2,049	84.5
117	Banner Hill	1,519	84.7
118	Estill Springs	2,008	84.7
119	Fayetteville	7,037	84.7
120	Dyersburg	16,075	84.9
121	Greeneville	15,531	84.9
122	Huntingdon	4,413	85.2
123	South Pittsburg	3,040	85.4
124	Sullivan Gardens	1,334	85.5
125	Pine Crest	2,173	85.6
126	Adamsville	2,621	85.8
127	Decatur	1,860	85.8
128	Dayton	7,191	86.0
129	Mascot	2,904	86.2
130	Mount Pleasant	4,803	86.5
131	Gruetli-Laager	1,619	87.0
132	Surgoinsville	2,246	87.1
133	Alexandria	1,145	87.2
134	Bristol	27,490	87.7
135	White Pine	2,557	87.8
136	Crossville	12,265	87.9
137	Kingsport	55,807	87.9
138	Ardmore	1,280	88.0
139	Lewisburg	12,607	88.1
140	Centerville	3,543	88.3
141	Trezevant	1,018	88.4
142	Dodson Branch	1,163	88.5
143	Tennessee Ridge	1,546	88.6
144	Athens	14,250	89.0
145	Whitwell	1,863	89.3
146	Kimball	1,701	89.4
147	Lake Tansi	4,562	90.3
148	Bluff City	2,268	90.7
149	Plainview	2,276	91.0
150	Cookeville	35,544	91.2
151	Baxter	1,278	91.3
152	Bells	2,531	91.5
153	Monteagle	1,818	92.1
154	Jefferson City	8,472	92.2
155	Caryville	2,079	92.3
156	Millington	11,117	92.4
157	Mason	1,126	92.5
158	Memphis	629,063	92.7
159	Manchester	12,651	93.0
160	Wildwood Lake	3,490	93.0
161	Jackson	68,098	93.1
162	Fincastle	1,328	93.1
163	Jacksboro	2,780	93.5
164	Loudon	6,235	93.5
165	Walnut Hill	2,480	93.6
166	Dandridge	3,426	93.8
167	Charlotte	1,864	93.9
168	Lone Oak	1,463	94.2
169	Pigeon Forge	6,345	94.7
170	Lyles	1,079	94.9
171	Winchester	9,600	94.9
172	Shelbyville	24,125	95.1
173	Lenoir City	10,681	95.3
174	Knoxville	193,721	95.4
175	Johnson City	71,455	95.5
176	Olivet	1,609	95.9
177	Spurgeon	3,749	96.1
178	Clarksburg	1,011	96.4
179	Vonore	1,829	96.4
180	Tullahoma	20,672	96.7
181	South Cleveland	7,748	96.7
182	East Ridge	22,034	96.7
183	Blountville	3,301	96.8
184	Cleveland	48,185	96.9
185	Clinton	10,141	97.0
186	Westmoreland	2,735	97.3
187	Sevierville	18,105	97.4
188	Huntland	1,381	98.1
189	Kingston	6,042	98.2
190	Mount Carmel	5,504	99.1
191	Jasper	3,610	99.2
192	New Johnsonville	1,930	99.2
193	Strawberry Plains	2,531	99.2
194	Carthage	2,369	99.2
195	Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government	6,611	99.5
196	Gordonsville	1,385	99.7
197	Hartsville/Trousdale County	11,805	99.9
198	McEwen	1,814	100.1
199	New Market	1,789	100.5
200	Powells Crossroads	1,454	100.5
201	Cornersville	1,832	100.6
202	Dover	2,080	101.1
203	Springfield	18,985	101.2
204	Watertown	1,511	101.3
205	Gatlinburg	3,643	101.9
206	Alcoa	11,635	101.9
207	Eagleton Village	5,849	102.6
208	Friendsville	1,056	102.7
209	Gray	1,606	103.4
210	Blaine	2,797	103.4
211	Tusculum	3,304	103.7
212	Wildwood	1,133	103.7
213	Harrogate	4,355	103.8
214	Columbia	43,971	104.4
215	Church Hill	7,057	104.4
216	Unionville	1,751	104.8
217	Red Bank	11,960	105.1
218	Jonesborough	6,056	105.2
219	White Bluff	3,961	105.7
220	Burns	1,746	105.7
221	Soddy-Daisy	13,117	105.8
222	Sale Creek	2,775	106.2
223	Chattanooga	182,832	107.1
224	Dickson	16,246	107.7
225	Colonial Heights	2,783	108.3
226	Oak Ridge	32,088	109.8
227	Clarksville	171,897	110.5
228	Brighton	2,865	110.8
229	Portland	13,325	112.1
230	Park City	3,268	112.9
231	Ridgetop	2,198	114.6
232	Norris	1,472	116.3
233	Hopewell	2,624	116.4
234	Cross Plains	1,809	117.3
235	Coalfield	2,782	117.8
236	Fairfield Glade	9,149	117.8
237	Chapel Hill	1,531	118.0
238	Ashland City	5,318	118.1
239	Millersville	5,885	118.3
240	Munford	6,459	118.6
241	Maryville	32,196	119.9
242	Greenback	1,631	120.0
243	Collegedale	11,185	120.6
244	Lebanon	41,951	120.9
245	Goodlettsville	17,598	121.2
246	Halls	9,455	121.4
247	Powell	13,544	121.6
248	Medina	5,268	122.4
249	Louisville	4,369	122.4
250	Gallatin	46,667	123.5
251	Orlinda	1,088	123.6
252	Smyrna	55,066	125.9
253	Harrison	8,446	126.2
254	Greenbrier	6,960	126.4
255	Murfreesboro	157,547	127.8
256	Atoka	10,237	127.9
257	Lakesite	2,026	127.9
258	Kingston Springs	2,799	128.9
259	New Union	2,208	129.1
260	Mowbray Mountain	1,797	129.5
261	Seymour	15,914	129.9
262	Middle Valley	11,808	130.8
263	Fairview	9,751	131.8
264	Apison	4,397	132.0
265	Green Hill	6,617	132.3
266	Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)	684,298	132.3
267	La Vergne	38,944	132.7
268	Three Way	1,965	132.9
269	White House	13,875	133.5
270	Falling Water	2,090	139.9
271	Christiana	4,753	141.5
272	Oakland	9,544	143.1
273	Bartlett	56,998	143.5
274	Rural Hill	2,453	144.3
275	Hendersonville	62,390	145.9
276	Sewanee	3,000	147.3
277	Pegram	2,216	147.4
278	Berry Hill	1,944	148.2
279	Karns	3,835	148.6
280	Rockvale	1,229	149.3
281	Pleasant View	5,111	150.4
282	Spring Hill	53,585	158.1
283	Coopertown	4,576	159.0
284	Gladeville	2,263	159.3
285	Lakeland	14,068	163.5
286	Mount Juliet	40,828	164.9
287	Tellico Village	6,901	165.6
288	Piperton	2,457	170.6
289	Collierville	51,212	173.6
290	Fairmount	1,932	176.9
291	Farragut	24,309	177.6
292	Rossville	1,173	179.7
293	Arlington	14,989	180.9
294	Franklin	85,575	185.3
295	Walden	1,762	189.2
296	Shackle Island	4,164	190.4
297	Thompson's Station	7,855	192.5
298	Signal Mountain	8,861	192.9
299	Germantown	40,812	194.1
300	Flat Top Mountain	1,052	194.8
301	Nolensville	14,545	228.6
302	Lookout Mountain	2,112	244.7
303	Brentwood	45,272	266.9
304	Oak Hill	4,690	282.4
305	Forest Hills	4,802	324.6
306	Belle Meade	2,824	324.6

Methodology

Cities in Tennessee are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in tennessee?: Jamestown ranks #1 with 52.4 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in tennessee?: 1. Jamestown (52.4), 2. Tiptonville (52.9), 3. Ridgely (54.3), 4. Sneedville (55.9), 5. Huntsville (59.2)
How many cities in Tennessee are ranked?: This ranking includes 306 cities in Tennessee with available data.

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