2018 Best Places to Retire in TennesseeAbout this List

Lookout Mountain

• Town in Tennessee

• A

• B-

• A

• 1,930 Population

Hopewell

• Town in Tennessee
• 3

Parent: An overall good place to live & work. Small town feel with a progressive city feel
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• B

• B+

• A

• 1,777 Population

Bloomingdale

• Town in Tennessee
• 11

Niche User: In my opinion Northwest Arkansas is one of the most beautiful places and laid back places I have ever lived. I would recommend that anyone who loves life and wants to live it with beauty and peace should move to this area.
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• C+

• B-

• A

• 9,144 Population

Germantown

• Suburb of Memphis, TN
• 66

Current Resident: Germantown is a fast growing suburb of Memphis. The community is constantly evolving. The population is growing yearly, and new businesses are constantly coming into the area!
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• A

• B

• A

• 39,213 Population

McKenzie

• Town in Tennessee
• 14

Current Resident: Small town with opportunities to receive a good education, be involved in many types of sporting activities, and feel safe. McKenzie is less than 5,000 people and sometimes you think you know everybody when you go to the Dollar General or grocery store. The atmosphere makes you feel welcome and you are able to make life-long friends since most of the high school students in the town are involved with the same activities you are. Finally, McKenzie has a fantastic fireworks show - worthy of a big city.
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• B

• A-

• A

• 5,650 Population

Forest Hills

• Suburb of Nashville, TN

• A

• B

• A

• 4,999 Population

Tusculum

• Town in Tennessee

• B+

• B-

• A

• 2,668 Population

Norris

• Town in Tennessee

• A-

• B

• A

• 1,690 Population

Signal Mountain

• Town in Tennessee
• 12

Current Resident: I have lived on Signal for my entire life, and I have loved every day of it! From the friendly citizens to the small-town, cozy feel of the mountain, Signal is the place for anyone...especially families!
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• A

• B

• A-

• 8,500 Population

Harrogate

• Town in Tennessee
• 15

Current Resident: I grew up in Harrogate my whole life and i am very proud to be from here because from the nice people to my own neighbors, it was a very humongous stepping stone for me and my future, because it has helped me see that being nice will help you in life, as well as hard work. The police are well equipped for the situations, the schools get out into the public and help the students with life skills and so on, and the people who work in this community is exceptionally help full in every aspect of their profession. This town will always be my home no matter how many years i am gone, though i am leaving for college next year, i will always want to come back and visit the placed that helped define me to be who i am today.
Read 15 Reviews

• B+

• C

• A-

• 4,364 Population

Banner Hill

• Town in Tennessee

• C

• B-

• A-

• 1,419 Population

Farragut

• Town in Tennessee
• 67

Current Resident: Farragut is a very affluent area of Tennessee that is extremely safe and fun! However it can be full of snobby people at times and extremely lacking in all types of diversity. Still, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
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• A+

• A

• A-

• 21,690 Population

Oak Hill

• Suburb of Nashville, TN
• 2

Nearby Resident: Oak hill is just down the road from my current residence. This area of Nashville is outstanding. The neighbors are friendly and the the schools are amazing. There could be a bit of heavy traffic flow during rush hour but I don't blame anyone. It's has easy accesss because of i65 and Franklin pike. The cost of living here may be more than the surrounding areas but it's worth it. I would definitely recommend this neighborhood to anyone interested or planning on moving to Nashville. You'll only be minutes from downtown with is pretty cool. Honestly, I personally wouldn't change anything. Everyone and everything falls in place with this neighborhood. I can't complain.
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• A

• B

• A-

• 4,686 Population

Three Way

• Town in Tennessee
• 4

Niche User: I have grown up in this neighborhood and like the familiar feel. It is a very safe community. The schools are pretty good. We are very close to small towns and to a bigger city. It is quiet here and very peaceful.
Read 4 Reviews

• B

• C+

• A-

• 1,671 Population

New Union

• Town in Tennessee
• 1

• B-

• B

• A-

• 1,875 Population

Blountville

• Town in Tennessee
• 8

Former Resident: Blountville is a community worth keeping, it still has that feeling of an older community where you know about everyone at the grocery store, but also has easy access to three cities for shopping, nightlife, or catching a NASCAR race. It is a community where the gentlemen still get their hair cut at the barber, you know all of your neighbors, and kids still play outside. The people that live in this community tend to stay and generations graduate from the same high school. It is a feeling that doesn't exist many places any more, but when your here you will know it's home.
Read 8 Reviews

• C+

• B-

• A-

• 2,602 Population

Belle Meade

• Suburb of Nashville, TN
• 1

Current Resident: There is everything I could ever want here! The beautiful area has a lot to offer, and the community has wonderful people. Customer service at almost all companies is great, I enjoy living here!
Read 1 Review

• A-

• B-

• A-

• 2,704 Population

Winchester

• Town in Tennessee
• 24

Former Resident: Winchester is a nice little town in the outskirts of Tennessee. A lot of friendly people live here, and just up the mountain is Sewanee, where a beautiful landscape and school awaits. However, Winchester is very run down for teenagers. There is nothing for young adults to do in Winchester besides drive around and waste gas. Winchester definitely needs more business teenage wise.
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• B

• C+

• A-

• 8,504 Population

Ridgetop

• Suburb of Nashville, TN
• 12

Current Resident: Small town with big charm. We moved here a couple years ago and my family and I love it here! Super close to downtown Nashville and other amenities, but yet you have that great country feel.
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• B-

• B

• A-

• 2,182 Population

Piperton

• Suburb of Memphis, TN
• 2

Current Resident: Wonderful peaceful feeling!
A place I love to come home too. People are friendly but not in a nosey way. Great biking roads and many ponds/lakes, easy access to interstate and rarely heavy traffic. The landscaping around the homes is gorgeous. I just wish we had a town square with some great restaurants and sidewalks on both sides of street in residential neighborhoods. Also check out the drainage in your yard before you buy a home. The developements have poor plans for water drainage.
I do enjoy low taxes because we have no schools. I hope to keep it that way.
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• B+

• C

• A-

• 1,703 Population

Alamo

• Town in Tennessee
• 4

Current Resident: Alamo is a cute little town located in West Tennessee. Although it doesn't have many different food choices, the local food is amazing.
Read 4 Reviews

• B+

• A

• A-

• 2,601 Population

New Tazewell

• Town in Tennessee
• 5

Current Resident: I have lived here most of my life while it's close to Knoxville and morristown and middlesbarro ky there's really nothing to do in the town we have jobs
Read 5 Reviews

• C

• C

• A-

• 2,789 Population

Waverly

• Town in Tennessee
• 9

Current Resident: I like Waverly, TN because it is the town I have always lived in. It's a small town and pretty much in the middle of nowhere. If you love the country and being outdoors this would be a great town for you. We mainly have places to eat at and a park ans city pool. The main concern I have is with the school system. Don't get me wrong I have had a lot of great teachers, but I have also had a lot of BAD teachers. This has really affected my college education for not knowing the things I need to know.
Read 9 Reviews

• B-

• B-

• A-

• 4,115 Population

Fincastle

• Town in Tennessee

• C

• C

• A-

• 1,381 Population

Fairfield Glade

• Town in Tennessee
• 4

• B-

• B

• A-

• 8,462 Population