What is the #1 most expensive cities in tennessee?

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

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 most expensive cities in tennessee?: Belle Meade ranks #1 with 324.6 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in tennessee?: 1. Belle Meade (324.6), 2. Forest Hills (324.6), 3. Oak Hill (282.4), 4. Brentwood (266.9), 5. Lookout Mountain (244.7)
How many cities in Tennessee are ranked?: This ranking includes 306 cities in Tennessee with available data.

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