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Cities in Tennessee, United States

Tennessee has 118 published cities; the largest is Nashville, with 704,963 residents. The median gross salary runs from €2,431 to €8,094 a month across 16 cities.

Published cities in Tennessee

Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.

CityPopulationNet rent, €/m²/moMedian gross salary, €/moUnemployment, %PM2.5, µg/m³
Nashville704,963—€3,8624.5—
Memphis609,647—€3,085—11.7
Knoxville202,021—€2,708—8.5
Chattanooga194,144—€3,172—8.5
East Chattanooga191,496—€3,2265.4—
Clarksville188,829—€3,330—6.0
Murfreesboro171,178—€3,596——
Franklin90,226————
Johnson City74,943————
Jackson69,339———6.5
Hendersonville64,266———7.9
Smyrna63,321————
Spring Hill61,336————
Kingsport57,530———5.7
Bartlett56,416————
Gallatin54,590————
Lebanon53,412———4.7
Collierville51,909————
Cleveland51,172———7.9
Columbia50,072———6.5
Brentwood45,313————
Mount Juliet45,172————
La Vergne42,146————
Germantown40,001————
Cookeville38,212———6.1
Oak Ridge35,395————
Morristown33,517————
Maryville32,442———6.8
Bristol28,107————
Shelbyville26,146————
Farragut25,121————
East Ridge21,921————
Tullahoma21,279————
Springfield20,090———7.7
Sevierville19,010————
White House17,872————
Goodlettsville17,506————
Dickson17,051————
Greeneville16,141————
Dyersburg15,906———6.2
Nolensville15,789————
Arlington15,703————
Athens15,263———6.4
Lakeland14,422———7.8
Elizabethton14,350————
McMinnville13,943————
Manchester13,776————
Alcoa13,689————
Portland13,658———4.9
Lewisburg13,517————
Soddy-Daisy13,474————
Crossville13,113———6.4
Millington12,953————
Lenoir City12,530————
Red Bank12,405————
Lawrenceburg12,236————
Hartsville/Trousdale County12,159————
Middle Valley11,695—€3,7584.0—
Collegedale11,499————
Martin11,060————
Fairview10,877————
Oakland10,835———6.1
Union City10,814———5.8
Atoka10,645————
Paris10,468————
Clinton10,466———7.5
Winchester10,438————
Brownsville9,301———10.2
Fairfield Glade9,152—€2,4313.0—
Jefferson City9,103————
Thompson's Station9,081————
Signal Mountain8,824————
Covington8,585————
Pulaski8,394————
Milan8,367————
Lexington8,130———6.4
Harrison7,902—€4,2541.4—
Humboldt7,841————
Dayton7,819———7.7
Savannah7,689———8.1
South Cleveland7,673—€3,1728.6—
Ripley7,499————
Tellico Village7,311—€3,7531.9—
Church Hill7,297————
La Follette7,176————
Greenbrier7,170————
Fayetteville7,068———8.0
Newport7,049————
Munford6,996————
Jonesborough6,990————
Loudon6,963———5.6
Green Hill6,866—€4,5656.0—
Sweetwater6,706————
Pigeon Forge6,598————
Henderson6,590———5.3
Lynchburg, Moore County metropolitan government6,461————
Millersville6,438————
Kingston6,299————
Harriman6,192———6.7
Dunlap6,089————
Erwin6,019————
Lafayette5,919———7.1
Ashland City5,689———5.7
Medina5,681————
McKenzie5,632————
Pleasant View5,629————
Rockwood5,607————
Smithville5,546————
Mount Carmel5,540————
Madisonville5,395————
Eagleton Village5,393—€3,3455.5—
Bolivar5,043————
Sparta5,038————
Mount Pleasant4,871————
Forest Hills4,455—€8,0940.3—
Christiana4,305—€4,3302.5—
East Brainerd—————
Ellendale—————

Within Tennessee

Highest median gross salary

  1. Forest Hills: €8,094 a month (2020)
  2. Green Hill: €4,565 a month (2020)
  3. Christiana: €4,330 a month (2020)
  4. Harrison: €4,254 a month (2020)
  5. Nashville: €3,862 a month (2024)

Cleanest air

  1. Lebanon: 4.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  2. Portland: 4.9 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  3. Henderson: 5.3 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  4. Loudon: 5.6 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)
  5. Ashland City: 5.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2024)

Sources

Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.