2022 Best Places to Retire in Tennessee

Farragut

• Suburb of Knoxville, TN
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  Rating 3.92 out of 5  85 reviews

Current Resident: Farragut is a beautiful community. There are walking paths all round the town to encourage you to get outdoor and move your body, which I love! There are also all the amenities you could ever want with a small town feel. The school are some of the best in the state and lots of family friendly activities multiple times a year. With so much at your finger tips in Farragut, it’s hard to not fall in love with the town and surrounding areas...Read 85 Reviews

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• 22,631 Population

Germantown

• Suburb of Memphis, TN
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  Rating 4.41 out of 5  82 reviews

Current Resident: A pretty good place to live in, especially when you're raising children. The environment is family-friendly and it's safe.Read 82 Reviews

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• 39,193 Population

Bloomingdale

• Suburb in Tennessee
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  Rating 3.18 out of 5  11 reviews

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• 9,175 Population

Signal Mountain

• Suburb of Chattanooga, TN
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  Rating 3.8 out of 5  25 reviews

Current Resident: Signal Mountain is a great little community. Low crime, great schools. The reviews that talk about how safe it is but then complain about the lack of diversity or how conservative it is are amusing. ...Is there night life? Nope. Go to Chattanooga for the night life. Why would you want it here? I say 5 stars for the "night life", which means black sky, lots of stars, and peace and quiet.The out of state guy complaining about the "crap housing" because of the prices...well guess who drove them up? All the out of state folks moving here BECAUSE of the schools and the community. I'm pretty sure your state will take ya back...Folks flooding Tennessee and Chattanooga in general have driven up housing prices. There's a reason they're moving here. In fact, I want to change my review of Signal. It's terrible. Stay away. No, really!Read 25 Reviews

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• 8,539 Population

Hopewell

• Suburb of Chattanooga, TN
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  Rating 4 out of 5  3 reviews

Parent: An overall good place to live & work. Small town feel with a progressive city feelRead 3 Reviews

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• 1,900 Population

Gray

• Suburb in Tennessee
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  Rating 4.15 out of 5  13 reviews

Current Resident: Great small town! A very quiet, safe, laid-back community. Lots of southern hospitality. Very friendly. Perfect place to raise a family!Read 13 Reviews

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• 1,016 Population

Tellico Village

• Suburb of Knoxville, TN
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  Rating 4 out of 5  3 reviews

Current Resident: Tellico Village is very clean, very safe and very, very beautiful. There is a large lake, Smoky Mountains close by, woods, hiking boating, golf, birding, swimming, gym, pools, restaurants, a library and tons of clubs and activities. You don't have to be wealthy to live here and residents are warm and friendly. It's no wonder residents refer to Tellico Village as "paradise". My husband and I call it "The Good Place"...Read 3 Reviews

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• 5,671 Population

Oak Hill

• Suburb of Nashville, TN
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  Rating 3 out of 5  2 reviews

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...Read 2 Reviews

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• 4,587 Population

Banner Hill

• Town in Tennessee

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• 1,576 Population

Fairfield Glade

• Town in Tennessee
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  Rating 3.38 out of 5  8 reviews

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• 8,985 Population

Lookout Mountain

• Suburb of Chattanooga, TN
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  Rating 4.33 out of 5  3 reviews

Current Resident: Great place to raise a family. Really nice outdoor spaces and friendly neighbors. You feel safe walking around any time of the day. All of the public spaces are very well maintained. It’s also a very quiet neighborhood, this are so quiet you can hear the crickets at night. There are a lot of active people always walking, riding bikes or playing at the local park. The crime rate is also quite low up here on the mountain. I do wish there was more ethic and cultural diversity...Read 3 Reviews

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• 1,965 Population

Oakland

• Town in Tennessee
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  Rating 4.32 out of 5  19 reviews

Works Here: What I really like most about Oakland is the town. It's almost like everyone knows everyone. It's a small town that is in need of a make-over. The traffic can get very combusted. Overall the crime rate is low. The Elementary and Junior high schools are available to students within their school zones. There are so many beautiful homes located on area lots and acres of land out in the country. The people are friendly!!...I would like to see more food chains. These are just a few of the restaurants that I would like to see in the near future. For instance, we need a Target, Captain D's, Chick-fil-A, and of course Cook Out. I would really like to see this town on the grow in the future!!!...Read 19 Reviews

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• 7,893 Population

Piperton

• Suburb of Memphis, TN
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  Rating 4.5 out of 5  4 reviews

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.Read 4 Reviews

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• 2,142 Population

Pine Crest

• Suburb in Tennessee

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• 2,541 Population

Tusculum

• Town in Tennessee

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• 2,726 Population

Walnut Hill

• Suburb in Tennessee

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• 2,481 Population

Forest Hills

• Suburb of Nashville, TN

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• 4,939 Population

Crump

• Town in Tennessee

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• 1,500 Population

New Tazewell

• Town in Tennessee
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  Rating 3 out of 5  6 reviews

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 jobsRead 6 Reviews

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• 2,730 Population

Norris

• Town in Tennessee
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  Rating 4.5 out of 5  4 reviews

Current Resident: It's a beautiful, quiet place where people wave to you when you pass. I love living here and am so glad we moved out of the city to a more laid back place!Read 4 Reviews

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• 1,272 Population

Spurgeon

• Suburb in Tennessee
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  Rating 3.5 out of 5  2 reviews

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• 4,666 Population

Elizabethton

• Suburb in Tennessee
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  Rating 3.97 out of 5  38 reviews

Current Resident: Elizabethton is a quaint, beautiful small town rich with long term residents and offers a family friendly environment. I have lived on the border of Elizabethton for the entirety of my life and have found it to meet all of my daily needs including multiple grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants, gas stations, gyms, shopping, healthcare facilities and outdoor activities. Some of my personal favorite attractions of this town are the the Tweetsie trail for biking, walking and running, the Sycamore Shoals State Park and also the covered bridge over the Doe River. Elizabethon may be small, but it surely doesn't lack in beauty and options!...Read 38 Reviews

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• 13,577 Population

Belle Meade

• Suburb of Nashville, TN
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  Rating 4.67 out of 5  3 reviews

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 3 Reviews

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• 2,280 Population

Lone Oak

• Suburb of Chattanooga, TN
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  Rating 3.83 out of 5  6 reviews

Niche User: I love it here and could see myself returning after school and raising a familyRead 6 Reviews

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• 1,126 Population

Oak Ridge

• Suburb of Knoxville, TN
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  Rating 3.85 out of 5  79 reviews

Current Resident: The town is very safe and welcoming, with it having a national laboratory and being a big science town, Oak Ridge is fairly diverse. There are sidewalks and bike lanes throughout the entire city which is amazing for outdoor runners like myself! The school system has been exceptional to have attended. The only change I suggest having lived here for 22 years is to expand young adult life with fun hip restaurants or bars or an outdoor food truck park. Oak Ridge is currently very aged and a great place to retire, but it lacks the youthful center that the neighboring Knoxville has...Read 79 Reviews

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• 29,037 Population